Archive for the ‘Funding’ Category

Christchurch Scholarships Anne Tolley announced 160 Canterbury Earthquake Scholarships of $2,000 pa for three years for Year 13 students in and near Christchurch (NewstalkZB,). Epiphytes Two Waikato students… Read Full Story.

Simulation Centre I wrote yesterday that a new medical simulation centre at Auckland needed photos and One News have obliged with a video. It does look quite impressive… Read Full Story.

Academic Attacked Labour’s Trevor Mallard had one of his periodic eccentric/crazy posts and attacked Otago Uni’s Bryce Edwards, saying that he made “Margaret Mutu look like a well… Read Full Story.

In a bit of a hurry today, so less detail than usual. $$ for Canterbury The Government will guarantee 2012 funding levels agreed in 2010 for Christchurch TEIs… Read Full Story.

ITPs to Manage Loans? RNZ covers an ITP proposal to manage student loans and allowances funds (and decide how they’re spent). Steven Joyce and the TEU thought it… Read Full Story.

High Fees Education at a Glance cherry-picking continues, with a series of stories in NZ having the 7th highest fees in the world (TV3, Yahoo, APNZ). Well, wouldn’t… Read Full Story.

VSM The VSM Bill passed its committee stage Earlier in the day students called for a compromise, but they had already lodged a request for an urgent Waitangi… Read Full Story.

Student Chase A thief was unlucky when he stole from a Dunedin flat – the female Otago Uni student who confronted and then chased him was a NZ… Read Full Story.

Canterbury Trades Anne Tolley announced a boost to Canterbury Tertiary College (more than tripling places at the trades academy) and a new trades academy for Christchurch at the… Read Full Story.

Sorry for the delay today – the car had a flat battery and the AA guy suggested I drive it for 45 minutes to recharge it, so the… Read Full Story.


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  • Dave Guerin: My guess Jim is that we should take two zeros off all the numbers :) [...]
  • Jim Doyle: 50,000 - 65,000, 150,000 EFTS??? [...]
  • Dave Guerin: Those issues of Treasury's rationale are well worth wider discussion Stephen. [...]
  • Dave Guerin: comments on Yahoo are amongst the most colourful, especially since various commenters have running b [...]
  • Stephen Day: Yeah, I just about fell off my chair laughing when I read the 'communism' comment under Woodham's co [...]