Wellington, March 10 NZPA - A review of New Zealand's 6000 qualifications is likely to see courses change to fit a national qualification but there are no plans to slash the number on offer, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - Students are concerned at plans to link university funding to academic success, University Student Association co-president David Do says.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, March 9 NZPA - Tertiary education providers will lose some funding if their students suffer high failure and drop out rates and students who fail won't keep getting student loans, new Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says.

Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) says it does not yet know how the current academic year is looking in terms of tertiary enrolments -- or how close universities and polytechnics are to their "caps" on the numbers of students the Government will fund.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The Government agency which measures the quality of education in New Zealand says it is increasingly relying on tertiary institutions to "own" quality.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) says it has significantly boosted its computing capacity -- even when internet access to exam results is flooded by National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) students.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, Oct 20 NZPA - About 70 people, including 20 Opposition MPs, protested outside Parliament today over the cuts to adult and community education (ACE) funding.

Wellington, Oct 14 NZPA - Tertiary education representatives have spoken out against a government bill aiming to make cuts and structural changes to polytechnic boards .

Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - More than 180,000 people are likely to miss out on night classes next year following funding cuts, Labour says. In May's budget, funding for adult community education was cut from $16 million to $3 million, with the Government saying it paid for hobby courses.