An Auckland music school which boasts alumni like Joel Little, who produced Lorde's first album and also co produced songs with Taylor Swift, is facing closure.
Students at the Auckland music school says she was given just over two weeks' notice of courses being cancelled.
The Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand - or MAINZ - is now part of the mega-polytech Te Pūkenga.
It offers courses across levels and disciplines of music production.
Luka Forman has the story.