1 Jul 2024

Te Pukenga parts loaned $170m, future of funds uncertain

From Morning Report, 8:26 am on 1 July 2024

Different parts of Te Pukenga have lent one another nearly 170-million-dollars and it's not clear what will happen with the money when the mega-institute is disestablished. The national institute of skills and technology has made big deficits in the last couple of years and arranged loans internally to save on interest costs. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.