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AUT resignation over missing $500k
A senior AUT employee has quit after $500,000 went missing at the university. AUT spokeswoman Barbara Vilcich says it's a result of an internal investigation carried out by AUT.
Hands-on classroom for wine students
Waiheke winemaker Kim Goldwater has donated a 14ha section of his vineyard to the University of Auckland.
Paul Holmes: Nothing for free - it's the basic welfare rule
Cutting benefit costs a tough task, but there are avoidable mistakes.
SPA: Don't force Te Reo on teachers
Forcing teachers to take courses to learn Te Reo Maori will backfire, the president of the Secondary Principals' Association says. A new report to Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has recommended tertiary level Maori language be made...
No escape for student loan expats
Legal action is about to begin against hundreds of New Zealand expats who have not made any effort to repay millions of dollars in outstanding student loans, with letters going out today to Australia-based defaulters warning of the move.
Skilled labour shortages loom after Budget cuts
Christchurch rebuild, leaky-home repairs will be pressure points.
$42m earmarked for Canterbury trades training
Next week's budget will provide up to $42 million for trades training for Canterbury to meet labour demand.
Broadsides: Student loans
Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye, on NZ's student loan system.