Gus Gilmore
Te Pukenga continues as polytechs focus on survival
Where are polytechnics at, after courses and staff cuts, and with Te Pukenga still to be unwound? Audio
Polytechs slim down to fit minister's model
Polytechs around the country are cutting staff and courses as they try to prove they are financially viable as stand alone institutions, as Te Pukenga is unravelled. Audio
Te Pūkenga saves more than $50 million
Te Pūkenga has recorded more than $50 dollars in cost savings, flying in the face of the government's claims it's failed. Chief executive Gus Gilmore spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Te Pukenga chief executive on consultants for cuts
The national polytech Te Pukenga has been ordered to hire consultants to take charge of cutting costs at its polytechnics .In June, the Tertiary Education Commission chief executive Tim Fowler gave… Audio
Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand close to closure
An Auckland music school which boasts alumni like Joel Little, who produced Lorde's first album and also co produced songs with Taylor Swift, is facing closure.
Students at the Auckland music school… Audio
Covid-19: Anger in Auckland over lockdown - Goff
The Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, said that there would be a lot of anger in Auckland this week about the rule-breaking which forced Auckland back into lockdown.
The 21-year old man at the centre of… Audio
MIT chief executive on Covid-positive student
With Auckland back under an Alert Level 3 lockdown much of the attention is turning to the Manukau Institute of Technology's Manukau campus, where a Covid-positive student went to class while… Audio
Tertiary enrolments rise as job opportunities fall
Hundreds of people are enrolling in tertiary study because they cannot find jobs in the pandemic-affected economy.
Victoria University and Manukau Institute of Technology have confirmed big jumps in… Audio
Work underway for foreign students to return to NZ
Good news for the struggling tertiary education sector - officials have signalled work is underway to allow foreign students to return to New Zealand.
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff has asked the… Audio
Manukau Institute of Technology welcomes polytech overhaul
The Manukau Institute of Technology says it welcomes the government's changes to the sector.
The government announced on Thursday it would merge all of the country's 16 polytechnic institutes into… Audio
Polytechs plan for 2019, but future far from certain
A plan to avert the collapse of the polytechnic sector in New Zealand has been delivered to the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins. New Zealand's Institutes of technology and polytechnics are… Audio
Dropping enrolments, major deficits in polytech annual reports
Dropping enrolments and multi-million-dollar deficits at some institutions have been revealed in the polytechnic annual reports. The institutes have begun publishing their 2017 results and they show… Audio
Polytech crisis 'a perfect storm'
Low unemployment, low demand and high costs are crippling the country's polytechnics. Leaders from all 16 polytechnics, plus the Teritary Education Commission, union representatives, business and… Audio
Pacific students' economic disadvantage affecting achievement
The chair of the Association of Pasifika Staff in Tertiary Education says government policy lacks flexibility for students who are economically disadvantaged. Audio
