2 Jun 2023

Prime Minister grilled by Otago University students

From Checkpoint, 5:34 pm on 2 June 2023

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti today.

Students, staff and community members have been fighting against the university's request for staff to consider redundancies in a bid to save $60 million.

But the students didn't keep their questions to cuts alone.

Tess Brunton has more.