How the Truth is Distorted

NZUSA was a participant in the cited Steering Committee which has made two (not three) reports to the Minister. Other participants include the New Zealand Technical Institute Students' Association (NZTISA), the Association of University Teachers (AUT), the Vice Chancellors' Committee (VCC), and the Post-Primary Teachers Association (PPTA).

It is a useful exercise to look at the main changes in the proposed scheme compared with the existing one in order to evaluate whether Mr Wellington is accurate or not.

The Steering Committee never discussed or was informed of the proposed Tertiary Study Grants Scheme. And yet at the same time as they were drawing it up, offiicals from the Department of Education (and no doubt Treasury) were participating in meetings of the Steering Committee. Meanwhile when NZUSA has met the Minister personally he never informed them of these proposals.