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Maharey Must Resign
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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