Staff across all eight of New Zealand's major universities are striking this week, as they don't feel that their pay matches up with the rising costs of living.

The Tertiary Education Union says that at least 7000 staff members are involved in a collective bargaining agreement.

National Secretary of the Tertiary Education Union, Sandra Grey, is here to talk us through the strike and what university staff want out of the protest in terms of pay.

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