Policy, Management & People

1. PEI There are more stories on Practical Education Institute’s closure from RNZ (2,700 students and 700 EFTS, with 80% being on the course for which funding was cut), NewstalkZB and NZN.
2. Whitireia Theatre The local community paper has a story on Whitireia’s pulling out of funding a local theatre and I do love the Roger Sowry comment: “There wasn’t any public consultation because it’s not public money, it’s education money.”
3. Extras: mother and daughter maths team at Massey; story on ex Waikato Prof James Milroy;

Research & Innovation

1. Franchising Massey’s Susan Flint-Hartle has looked into conflict in franchise relationships (NewstalkZB, Idealog).
2. Extras: Otago Uni’s Prof Richard Edwards on smoking by occupation;

Public Issues

1. Fear of Bugs Massey’s Steve Trewick feature son a long story about bugs around us and how we interact with them.
2. Grand Chancellor The quake-induced problems of the Grand Chancellor hotel in Christchurch have been reviewed by Canterbury’s Stefano Pampanin (The Press, Star Canterbury).
3. Extras: Otago Uni’s Ian Jamieson on robin breeding and John Guthrie on Olympic shearing; Rena penguin update and Waikato’s Prof Chris Battershill on testing a shark; visiting Otago Uni lecturer on judicial transparency; WITT watermelon recipes;

Students

1. Discrimination? An Indian Unitec grad can’t get a job as a mechanic. A local business operator has some unfortunate comments.
2. Extras: awards for EIT cadets; Massey runner;

Teaching & Learning

1. Science Degree Aoraki and CPIT have agreed a pathway into CPIT’s science degree.
2. Extras: EIT’s new Central Hawke’s Bay trade programme; Oamaru summer school.