Funding irregularities which require the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre to repay more the $7.5 million did not take place in Northland, according to Taratahi interim chief executive Linda Sissons.
She has the top job at Taratahi's headquarters at Masterton, following the sudden death of previous chief executive Donovan Wearing.
As a result of a Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) investigation, released earlier this month, Taratahi has agreed to repay $7,549,000 it had received over a six-year period, during which it overcharged the commission for courses it delivered.
A second breach involved the enrolling of 67 staff in an entry-level programme when little or no teaching took place.
Established in 1919, Taratahi has assets valued at over $100 million, with 135 staff and more than 2000 students. It manages 50,000 stock including sheep, beef and deer, and milks a herd of 2500 cows. It has a resident campus near Masterton and non-resident campuses in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatu, Hawke's Bay and Southland.