The Education and Science Committee is considering some briefings (yes, it's about that exciting). Oral Questions covered Taratahi's funding rules breaches (and allegations about Tai Poutini Polytechnic), women in trades,...
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TPP Accusations Labour’s David Cunliffe called for LandSAR to investigate whether public safety has been compromised by “shortcuts and rorts” at Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) (Newstalk ZB,...
Lincoln University (Lincoln) had another substantial EFTS decline in 2014 (-11%), but most of that was due to lower TEC funding for Telford. Core university enrolments declined by a smaller...
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TPP Accusations Labour’s David Cunliffe received a letter from Search and Rescue Institute of NZ (SARINZ) accusing TPP of putting lives at risk by reducing the duration...
The University of Canterbury (Canterbury or UC) had a good year in 2014, settling its insurance claim and getting a major Crown capital contribution. The decline in EFTS was fairly low,...
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TEC Funding Following the revelations of funding mismanagement at Taratahi, Labour’s David Cunliffe asked Steven Joyce a Parliamentary question on other repayments of overfunding by TEIs and...
