NZUSA met at Victoria on 9th and 10th of September. Like the August Council meeting at Christchurch a major item on the agenda was the election of a President for 1973. Like the Christchurch meeting an acceptable candidate could not be found.

The conflict between political action and welfare work for NZUSA members again divided the Universities. The more politically aware were conscious of the demands the proposed Springbok tour may place on NZUSA and pumped for Gary Emms. Otago and Canterbury Universities felt Emms lacked ability and with the addition of Auckland's vote, prevented Emms from obtaining a majority of the votes.