Student Representative Council
The SRC is a group of elected AUT students who advocate for students collectively — raising systemic issues and representing the student voice on university committees covering academia, campus facilities, and student services.
Find your representative
Not sure who your rep is? Select your campus and faculty to find out who represents you on the SRC.
Executive
The President and Vice Presidents lead the SRC and represent students at the highest level.
James Portegys
President
Leads AUTSA and represents all AUT students at the highest level.
president@autsa.org.nz
Peter Peng
Vice President Academic
Leads academic representation and oversees faculty reps across AUT.
vpacademic@autsa.org.nz
Ishani Mathur
Vice President Community
Leads community representation across campus, welfare, and identity groups.
vpcommunity@autsa.org.nzAcademic Subcommittee
Elected SRC members who represent students on university-level academic committees across AUT faculties. For school and programme-level representation, see Academic Student Representatives (ASRs).
Jay Adwani
BEL Faculty Representative
Advocates for Business, Economics, and Law students on academic matters.
belfacultyrep@autsa.org.nzNithini Godawala
DCT Faculty Representative
Advocates for Design and Creative Technologies students on academic matters.
dctfacultyrep@autsa.org.nzChetali Dua
HES Faculty Representative
Advocates for Health and Environmental Sciences students on academic matters.
hesfacultyrep@autsa.org.nzVacant
CSOC Faculty Representative
Advocates for Culture and Society students on academic matters.
csocfacultyrep@autsa.org.nzVacant
Postgraduate Affairs Representative
Advocates for postgraduate students across all faculties.
postgraduaterep@autsa.org.nzCampus Subcommittee
On-campus engagement, maintenance, and safety.
Nandini Sivarathri
City Campus Representative
Advocates for students based at AUT City Campus.
citycampusrep@autsa.org.nzFiona Bhagat
North Campus Representative
Advocates for students based at AUT North Campus.
northcampusrep@autsa.org.nz
Isara Paramore
South Campus Representative
Advocates for students based at AUT South Campus.
southcampusrep@autsa.org.nzVacant
Accommodation Representative
Advocates for students in AUT accommodation.
accommodationrep@autsa.org.nzCommunity Subcommittee
Diversity, welfare, and identity group representation.
Raiyan Ferdous
Diversity Affairs Representative
Advocates for equity-seeking and underrepresented student communities.
diversityrep@autsa.org.nzJiya Ghandi
International Affairs Representative
Advocates for international students at AUT.
internationalrep@autsa.org.nz
PeiLin Huang
Wellbeing Affairs Representative
Advocates for student wellbeing and raises awareness of hauora issues.
wellbeingrep@autsa.org.nz
Natalia Pere
Rainbow Affairs Representative
Advocates for rainbow and LGBTQIA+ students at AUT.
rainbowrep@autsa.org.nz
Georgia Rouse
Disability Affairs Representative
Advocates for disabled students and accessibility at AUT.
disabilityrep@autsa.org.nzNova Tagi
Pasifika Affairs Representative
Advocates for Pasifika students at AUT.
pasifikarep@autsa.org.nzMonique Reid
Mature Affairs Representative
Advocates for mature students at AUT.
maturerep@autsa.org.nz
Mahaki Mihaere-Neha
Māori Affairs Representative
Advocates for Māori students at AUT.
maorirep@autsa.org.nzAcademic Student Representatives
ASRs are AUT students volunteering to represent students at a school, major, and year-group level. They provide feedback to programme and school staff to ensure the academic experience at AUT is upheld and continually improving.
How does the ASR model work?
ASRs operate across all four faculties: Business, Economics & Law; Culture & Society; Design & Creative Technologies; and Health & Environmental Sciences. They dedicate at least two hours a week during semester to:
- 1Reach out to their year groups for issues and feedback about programmes.
- 2Meet with school staff to pass on issues and feedback on their cohort's behalf.
- 3Meet with their SRC Faculty Representative to escalate feedback to faculty level.
- 4Refer students with outstanding academic issues to AUTSA Advocacy.
What's in it for you?
Insider perspective
See how study programmes are run and managed through direct meetings with school staff.
Employability boost
Valuable CV experience. ASR hours count towards the AUT Edge Award.
Connect with others
Meet fellow ASRs, build connections with staff, and strengthen ties within your programme.
Recognition
Receive a formal certificate at the AUTSA Leadership Awards celebrating your contribution.
Interested in becoming an ASR?
Get in touch with the Student Representative Coordinator to find out about openings in your faculty.
Contact your representative
Have an issue or idea you'd like to raise? Send a message directly to your SRC representative and they'll get back to you.
For personal support with an individual issue, reach out to AUTSA Advocacy instead.
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Sign inPast meetings
2026 meeting dates will be published here once confirmed.
Friday 1 August 2025
Friday 29 August 2025
Friday 26 September 2025
Friday 31 October 2025
Meeting minutes
Past meeting minutes from 2025.
Documents
Position descriptions, governance documents, and reference materials.
Want to represent students?
SRC elections happen annually. Stand for a position and be the voice of your peers.