The Minister of Education is being urged to form a ministerial inquiry into Wintec following revelations about the amount of money it spent on legal fees to fight media.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed he received an email on Sunday calling for an inquiry and would be responding to it shortly.
Hipkins told the Herald at the weekend that it was inappropriate for him to comment on the legal spend, saying the Wintec Council was responsible for overseeing the financial and educational performance.
"The TEC [Tertiary Education Commission] has consistently signalled that it is the responsibility of TEO [Tertiary Education Organisation] governance and management to ensure their organisations act legally and ethically. They will take appropriate and commensurate action where non-compliance is detected."
The TEC then monitors the financial, educational, governance and capital asset management performance of TEOs, he said.