Wintec has shelled out $4million to 221 people in redundancies and settlements over 11 years.
The significant cost to taxpayers comprises a payment of a redundancy and/or a confidential settlement.The $4.036m went towards settling 221 packages, including55 confidential settlements and 166 redundancies.
The Waikato-based institute has previously refused to release the breakdown of the $4.036m settlements but it works out to an average of $18,200 per person between 2005 and September 2016.
In 2016, the medianincome in New Zealand was $48,800 a year or $23.50 an hour.
The Herald revealed today that the organisation made 45 confidential settlements between 2008 and September 2006.