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15 Feb 2012The answer was yes…to the Auckland student being proposed to by billboard. Policy, Management & People Canterbury Facilities Canterbury has gained CEMARS carbon footprint certification, while its UCSA Events Centre is on schedule for post-Easter opening and you can watch an interview with their facilities manager. $51m Hall Auckland’s new $51m student hall opens this week and it… Read Full Story.
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30 Jan 2012Policy, Management & People King’s Education About 100 Japanese people will fly to NZ next month to mark the year since the death of 12 Japanese King’s Education students in the CTV building. Tauranga Campus The local paper thinks a new Tauranga campus will energise the city. User Innovation Lincoln’s Prof John Fairweather writes about support for user… Read Full Story.
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9 Jan 2012Welcome back everyone! You’ll notice a few differences in 2012, including a transition to a new design look for ED Blog and ED Insider. Please excuse some slow site loading and a few design tweaks that will occur over the next two weeks. Policy, Management & People Destiny University? Destiny Church is planning a new campus (in the… Read Full Story.
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7 Nov 2011Policy & Management Loan Scheme Loses Money TV3 did a story at the weekend disclosing how the interest-free student loan scheme would fail if it was a business, although it must be said that giving away money at no cost has never been seen as a winning business strategy. I’m happy it’s being highlighted but the treatment is… Read Full Story.
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3 Nov 2011Policy & Management Uni Bailout? Canterbury is seeking another $150m from the government to deal with its quake woes. Kids Barred? Some kids may be pulled from school if Canterbury builds a bar next door (NB sounds like hyperbole to me). Maori Trades Otago Poly is helping to encourage more Maori into trades. Extras: NZUSA on the student loan burden on students; Waiariki… Read Full Story.
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26 Oct 2011I hope you’re all keeping warm if the northern North Island gas leak has shut off your institution’s gas heating! Otago EFTS Down Otago Uni’s EFTS will be down about 330 for 2011, but that’s mainly due to them limiting entrants after above plan growth in recent years. R J Scott Medal AUT’s Prof Stephen Henry has won… Read Full Story.
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25 Oct 2011RIP Frank Holmes Emeritus Prof Sir Frank Holmes, a giant in NZ public policy and economics circles, died yesterday morning at the age of 87 (NewstalkZB, Business Day, One News). He was a long-time professor at Victoria (22+ years) and founded the Institute of Policy Studies, which I’d nominate as one of the most successful institutes amongst NZ… Read Full Story.
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14 Oct 2011Rena Waikato’s’ Chris Battershill spoke to the Science Media Centre, RNZ and the Bay of Plenty Times about the impacts of the oil spill, and to the NZ Herald about sand extraction. You can check out a video of the Massey-organised team cleaning a penguin (and it then swimming in the rehab pool) and an overview of the… Read Full Story.
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6 Oct 2011Christchurch 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 are looking at native epiphytes (plants that non-parasitically perch and grow on others) and how they often don’t feature in reforestation projects. Scarfie Flat TVNZ covered the best and worst… 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 balanced academic”. Mallard thinks that Edwards’ acceptance of money from Kiwblog’s David Farrar and Exceltium PR’s Matthew Hooton (both very right wing) and the Public Service Assn (very left wing)… Read Full Story.