Covid-19 halts Albany O-Week plans... again

After the resurgence of Covid-19 delaying the initial O-Weeks of campuses, the second Auckland lockdown has caused the cancellation of Albany’s rescheduled O-Week. 

The Albany “AmigO Week” was a “vibrant Latin American themed festival” complete with a “Chilli Chomping” competition, llamas and frozen margaritas. One student said they were “disappointed but understood” the need for cancellation. 

ASA President Ben Austin said that, due to Covid-19, “ASA is extremely sorry that it could not deliver on the rescheduled AmigO’s Week program”. Ben said that considerable time and effort was spent on rescheduling events and that students should “be assured, this year the ASA was, and continues to be, dedicated to organising events that rival previous O-Week celebrations.”  

Ben recommends students use the Advocacy Team to help with hardship applications and advice during this stressful period. “We are all in this together, and together we can overcome these troubling times.”