2 Sep 2022

Victoria University bans intimate relationships between staff, students

From Morning Report, 7:50 am on 2 September 2022

A ban on intimate relationships between university staff and students at Victoria University of Wellington is a New Zealand first.

Previously such relationships were 'strongly discouraged'.

Provost Professor Wendy Larner says the issue of inappropriate staff-student relationships had surfaced in response to the University's sexual harassment policy.

She spoke to Corin Dann.