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2 Dec 2011Policy & Management Canterbury Woes Canterbury will have an $11.4m budgeted loss next year, based on their media release – different figures were reported in media yesterday (TV3,… Read Full Story.
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1 Dec 2011Policy & Management Canterbury Loss Up Canterbury’s projected loss for 2012 is up from $10m to $15m, but it drops to $9m once insurance comes in (presumably the… Read Full Story.
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23 Nov 2011Policy & Management Whitireia-WelTec Merger Steven Joyce has approved the Whitireia-WelTec council merger. Fees There were fears that Otago Uni’s fees would rise by 4% and they did…. Read Full Story.
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26 Sep 2011Academic 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.
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31 Aug 2011There have been stories and rumours since the February quake about potential budget cuts at the University of Canterbury, with related job cuts. This post reviews the facts… Read Full Story.
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23 Aug 2011Libya Good riddance to Gaddafi and let’s see how long it take to clean up the mess. I’d pick 5-10 years, but if you want to see what… Read Full Story.
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15 Aug 2011Otago Uni has done up its Robertson Library (also used by Otago Polytechnic), with John Key opening it on 5 August. I’ll share a few photos of the new interior,… Read Full Story.
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15 Jul 2011Tax Experts Tax experts have weighed in on Labour’s proposed new suite of taxes, including Auckland’s Craig Elliffe (before and after), Lincoln’s John McDonagh and Waikato’s Alan Simpson…. Read Full Story.
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1 Jul 2011CE Not Renewed Paul Wilson, Tai Poutini Polytechnic CE, has apparently not had his contract renewed by his Council when it expires in January 2012. While it seems… Read Full Story.
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17 Jun 2011$14m loss for Canty? Canterbury Uni fears a loss of $14m in revenue this year and $10m in excess on its insurance. VC Rod Carr is lobbying for… Read Full Story.