Quick Facts
Biography
Andrea S Haines is a New Zealand university tutor, film organiser and unionist. She is also a Justice of the peace
Academic career
Haines is a senior tutor at Waikato University and has published extensively on teaching academic and writing skills Her current role is Team Leader in Student Learning.
Film
A bastion of the Hamilton Film Society, Haines is a past-president of the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies.
Starting in 2008, Haines served a three year term on the Film and Literature Board of Review under the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act 1993. Haines has also served as judge in a number of film awards.
Union activities
Active in the Tertiary Education Union, it awarded Haines a Meritorious Service Award in 2013 Haines was the TEU representative on the Teaching Matters Forum, a government-appointed group to set up a National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.