New Zealand'You don't study well if hungry': Tertiary hardship funds remain crucialTe Pukenga gave out $4.59m last year through its Manaaki Fund.31 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt warned Te Pūkenga de-merger would lead to more people on Jobseeker for longerAdvice suggested fewer people on a Jobseeker benefit would move into study.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTaskforce to look into local workforce needs after proposed Toi-Ohomai campus closureToi-Ohomai proposed last month to close the campus in Tokoroa.14 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovt warned of risks to breaking up polytech merger: 'Similar, if not worse' financials12 Aug 05:00 PM
Politics‘Disappointed’: Māori advisory group says there was a 'breach' in relationship with Minister30 Jun 05:45 AM
Education'Government needs to wake up': Ucol proposes to cut 74 rolesUcol proposes to cut 17% of staff, affecting Whanganui, Palmerston North and Masterton.23 Apr 05:00 PM
KahuMum-of-eight graduates with degree earned during cancer treatmentParata studied during chemotherapy, often logging in from Auckland Hospital.12 Apr 07:00 PM
New ZealandNo teens allowed: Bar bans under 20s ... again'It’s like watching Bambi getting to walk on ice for the first time.'08 Mar 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘High operating costs’: Toi Ohomai to close campus, move coursesAffected courses include wood manufacturing, saw doctoring, and forest management.27 Feb 09:00 PM
EducationPolytechs could go up for sale when Te Pūkenga is disestablishedIn a surprise move, the sale of polytechnics will be on the table.20 Dec 04:47 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFast-track consent for 499-unit Carrington apartment projectScheme for Te Whenua Haa Ora is by Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua on Treaty settlement land.02 Oct 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMake EIT standalone again: Hawke’s Bay mayors want region's polytech back in local hands for 2025A workforce skilled by a well-run local polytechnic is needed more than ever, mayors say.15 Sep 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPassports, licences stolen in Competenz hack affecting 6000 - who pays for replacements?What the law says about stolen IDs.20 Aug 01:00 AM
EducationTe Pūkenga boss: Polytech merger to keep cutting costs over next six months'We will work pretty hard over the next six months to continue to build our revenue base.'08 Aug 12:19 AM
Politics‘Abject disaster’: Consultation on Te Pūkenga replacement begins; Chris Hipkins fires backSubmissions are open until September 12.01 Aug 12:30 AM
New ZealandCulinary Fare draws in more than 500 young competitors from around NZ"It’s hard, but that’s the beauty of it. If it was easy, you would get bored."11 Jul 05:30 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPublic Purse: The $457,000 in exec’s severance pay Te Pūkenga declined to disclose until the Ombudsman investigatedOPINION: Te Pūkenga's brush with Ombudsman and public interest in exec's severance pay.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandImprovised dish a showstopper at special Waikato master chef contestThe Waikato Indian Cultural Society was blown away by Darshana Patel's creation.06 May 06:30 PM
New ZealandEIT's graduating students overcame Covid lockdowns and Cyclone GabrielleStudents have gone through a global pandemic and the devastation of the region.14 Apr 02:05 AM
New ZealandInclusive youth holiday programme comes to HamiltonApplications are now open for the 2024 To the Front Kirikiriroa youth music programme.04 Apr 07:14 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentOpinion: What Te Pūkenga’s four CEOs were paid to offer (and stop offering) their servicesOPINION: The payments to send off Te Pukenga's leaders and the efforts to conceal them.26 Mar 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomyBruce Cotterill: Labour needs fresh ideas to restore credibilityOPINION: Some might survive if the rhetoric changes; meanwhile it’s looking embarrassing.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Get back to its former glory’: Minister hints that EIT could return to single entityAn EIT lecturer and union rep says 'we have lost a lot of staff' in failed merger.29 Dec 01:30 AM
New ZealandNational and international opportunities for students at UCOL Te Pukenga WhanganuiUCOL Te Pukenga Whanganui, held a successful open day on Wednesday, August 9.13 Aug 11:46 PM
New ZealandItaly first stop for vintage-hopping studentWine wunderkind's wanderlust leads to Europe.16 Jul 11:52 PM
New ZealandTe Pūkenga proposal would cut more than 400 jobsThe national vocational education organisation has been briefing its 10,000 staff.15 Jun 10:24 PM
New ZealandHow happy are racehorses? Professor's three-year mental health studyThe racing, the travel, the expectation: Nat Waran's going into the minds of the fastest.22 May 12:39 AM
New ZealandSliding into success? Council-provided Splash Planet becomes temporary EIT classroomStudents still unable to use the flooded Taradale campus instead use community venues.14 May 01:53 AM