Maharey Must Resign

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Thu Aug 05 2004 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

Maharey Must Resign

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 1:06 pm
Press Release: ACT New Zealand

Maharey Must Resign

Thursday 5 Aug 2004

Deborah Coddington - Press Releases - Education

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today demanded that Tertiary Education Minister Steve Maharey resign, after a report confirmed that Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology wrongly spent over $80,000 to attract students.

"The buck should stop with the Minister. CPIT broke the rules and misused taxpayers' money on book vouchers to entice students to enrol in its Cool-IT course.

"While I am pleased that this mis-spent money is to be re-paid, the matter should not be allowed to simply end there.

"This report, by the Tertiary Education Commission, highlights Mr Maharey's incompetence. He clearly does not have a good handle on his portfolio and is not up to the job of Minister. He should do the honourable thing and resign," Miss Coddington said.

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