Time to ask reason for polytechnic mergers
Nobody is answering the question ‘are all these polytechnic mergers good for local students?’ says TEU’s Tumu Arataki, James Houkāmau. At present there are talks or merger processes underway between...
View ArticleWaiariki contemplates full merger
Waiariki Institute of Technology is hinting that it plans a full merger with Bay of Plenty Polytechnic rather than a limited strategic alliance. However TEU is warning that its research shows while...
View ArticleWaiariki fined $40,000 after chainsaw accident
The Rotorua District Court found Waiariki Institute of Technology guilty of failing to keep a tutor safe this week after he was crushed by a falling tree. Waiariki breached the Health and Safety in...
View ArticleBOPP and Waiariki consult on merger
Waiariki and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BOPP) believe their best option is to merge into a new single institution. Following an first strategic assessment the two polytechnics wrote to TEU advising...
View ArticleLocal iwi need more say in merger
Local iwi need space to have a say in Waiariki and Bay of Plenty polytechnics’ merger plans before they are approved says TEU’s Te Pou Tuarā Lee Cooper. Cooper says the merger is not making enough...
View ArticleWaiariki-BoPP merger open for consultation
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 29 Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce has opened public consultation on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and the Waiariki Institute of Technology....
View ArticleOpposition to Waiāriki-Bay of Plenty merger
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 31 Most TEU members at Waiāriki and Bay of Plenty polytechnics do not believe there is a good case for a merger, according to a submission by the union. TEU submitted to the...
View ArticleMinister needs to end Bay of Plenty merger uncertainty
The people of the Bay of Plenty deserve to know when Steven Joyce will decide if Waiariki Institute of Technology and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic should merge. Rory McCourt, the president of the New...
View ArticleBay of Plenty merger bemusing
People working at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology are astonished that their institutions will merge despite overwhelming opposition. Tertiary education minister Steven...
View ArticleBudget 2016 must restore regions
Tertiary education folk can best judge Budget 2016 by what it does for local communities, says TEU president Sandra Grey. For the last seven years every corner of tertiary education, except for some...
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