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annual report

2015
ANNUAL
REPORT
Whangarei
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Contents
NORTHTEC
Welcome to NorthTec
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Our role in our region
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Tribute to Erima Henare & Our 2015 Council
07
Message from the Council Chair
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Message from the Chief Executive
10
Our Senior Management Team
11
2015 at a glance
13
Summary of Financial Information
14
Summary of Non-Financial Information
15
Occupational Health and Safety
16
Student Surveys
17
Highlights of the year
18
Statement of Service Performance
23
NorthTec Mission
24
Tertiary Education Commission Priorities
25
Our strategic priorities and outcomes
26
Academic Performance Indicators
28
Statement of Service Performance Overview
30
Financial Reporting
55
Audit Report
56
Statement of Responsibility
59
Financial Statements and Notes
60
Equity Statement and Research
91
Equity Statement
92
Research outputs
94
Our Graduates
100
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Welcome to
NORTHTEC
He Mihi Tënei nä Te Kaumätua
E ngä nana, e ngä reo, e ngä kärangaranga
tängata tënä koutou katoa kua huri kanohi
mai ki tö tätou kuratini ki Te Tai Tokerau
Wänanga. Ki a koutou katoa e tirihia nei I
tënei pukapuka, ko te reo maioha tënei e
tangi atu nei, tënä koutou katoa.
Ka huri atu ki te hunga kua wehe atu ki te
pö. Käti rä ki a koutou e kui mä e kara mä,
takoto mai koutou i te moenga o te hunga
e kore e hoki whakamuri mai. Takoto mai,
takoto mai, takoto mai rä.
Äpiti hono, tätai hono, ko rätou te hunga
mate ki a rätou; äpiti hono tätai hono, ko
tätou te hunga ora ki a tätou, Tënä koutou,
tënä koutou, tënä koutou katoa.
As the Kaumätua here at our place of
learning, it is both my honour and great
pleasure to join with the Chief Executive
Te Ahurei, Paul Binney, to express my
greetings, salutations and a warmhearted welcome to this storehouse of
knowledge, Te Tai Tokerau Wänanga,
NorthTec. Welcome once, twice, three
times welcome.
Te Tai Tokerau Wänanga, NorthTec, is
a ‘mover and shaker’ helping to shape
the future of Te Tai Tokerau and its
communities, and I am very proud to be
a part of it.
Kia ora tatou katoa.
Nä Hohepa Rudolph, Kaumätua
Te Tai Tokerau Wänanga, NorthTec
Ko Ruarangi Te Maunga Tapu, Te Maunga Körero e Tü Nei
Ko Raumanga Te Wai Tuku Kiri E Heke Nei, E Rere Nei
Ko Te Puna O Te Mätauranga Te Whare Tupuna,
Ko Te Puna O Te Oranga Te Whare Kai
Ko Te Tai Tokerau Wänanga Te Marae
Ko Te Tai Tokerau Whänui Te Rohe Whenua
Ko Ngäpuhi-Nui-Tonu Te Iwi
Tïhei Waa Mauriora
Kia Puta Atu I Te Whei Ao Ki Te Ao Marama
Kia TuruTuru A Tai, Kia Turuturu A Uta,
Whano, Whano Haramai Te Toki Haumi E!
Hui e Taukiri e!
The pepeha (introduction) above illustrates the importance of NorthTec
to the Te Tai Tokerau region in general, and to the Mäori community
and the Ngäpuhi iwi in particular.
It is fitting that we remember this as we report back on the year when
the NorthTec whare hui, Te Puna o Te Mätauranga, underwent a major
refurbishment which has transformed the interior with stunning,
contemporary Mäori artworks.
The marae complex was originally opened in 1991. Leadership from
Northland Polytechnic consulted with the wider Te Tai Tokerau iwi and
community, and confirmed the names of the whare hui as Te Puna o Te
Mätauranga - The Spring of Knowledge - and the whare kai as Te Puna
o Te Oranga – The Spring of Wellbeing.
Following further consultation throughout Te Tai Tokerau, Te Puna o Te
Mätaraunga was formed to provide Te Reo, tikanga and waiata with an
emphasis on Ngäpuhi-nui-tonu.
We are indebted to the kaumätua who contributed to the establishment
of the marae 25 years ago. It remains an important centre at the heart
of the campus where we warmly welcome all our students and honoured
guests, and remember those who have come before us at NorthTec.
Looking at the many people who attended the opening ceremony of
the refurbished whare hui in 2015, and listening to the speakers
acknowledge and celebrate the work, it was evident that NorthTec
remains as important as it ever was to the Mäori community of Te
Tai Tokerau, and to the people of this region as they seek to upskill
themselves and reach their educational goals.
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KAITAIA
KERIKERI
KAIKOHE
RÄWENE
WHANGAREI
AUCKLAND
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Our role
IN OUR REGION
NorthTec is the largest tertiary
education provider in the
Northland/Te Tai Tokerau region.
We serve a resident regional
population of approximately
152,000, of which 29.6 per cent
identify as Mäori.
In order to align with the needs of our community and local
industries, our mix of provision includes a high percentage
of level 2, fees-free programmes. Many of our students are
second-chance learners or school leavers who start with
foundation or vocational programmes before pathwaying to
higher-level programmes or moving into employment. Our
level 2 programmes are designed with these pathways in
mind.
NorthTec programmes at all levels are also designed to
deliver a practical, hands-on learning experience, providing
a thorough preparation for the workplace through projectbased study, work experience and supervised placements.
NorthTec offers more than 100 programmes from certificate
level to diplomas and degrees. Our main campus is in
Raumanga, Whangarei, with two additional learning centres
in Whangarei and others in Kaitaia, Räwene, Bay of Islands
and Kaikohe, plus an international campus in Auckland.
With a dispersed population and a region dominated by
primary industries, we also deliver programmes from more
than 40 approved community-based sites, spread from
Developing and maintaining strong links to industry,
both regionally and nationally, are critical to ensuring
that NorthTec graduates are well placed to move into
employment and are sought after by employers. We have
developed partnerships with industry training organisations
in a variety of sectors, especially primary and service
industries. NorthTec also works closely in partnership with
other academic institutions, iwi/hapü groups, employers
Auckland’s North Shore to the Far North.
and business organisations and our local communities.
NorthTec’s mission is to be a leader in the excellence of
We aim to continuously improve the student experience
the learning experience for our students, the employability
of our graduates and the contribution that we make to the
economic and social development of our region.
at NorthTec, through student surveys and feedback, by
assessing our own performance and by reviewing the
journey our learners make, from enrolment through to
graduation. We are proud of the achievements of our
graduates as we see them grow, both academically and
personally, and go on to contribute to the development of
their communities.
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Tribute to
ERIMA HENARE
Erima was appointed to the NorthTec Council in 2010, but had previously provided us with invaluable advice about Te Ao Mäori.
We miss Erima immensely, for his contribution to NorthTec, his great knowledge of the education sector, and his passion for
raising the educational achievements of Mäori. His passing is a huge loss for NorthTec, and also for the many other New Zealand
institutions with which Erima was involved. He is greatly missed.
He Totara waha nui ö te Wao nui ä Tane, kua hinga, haruru
pai te whenua i tö hingatanga. E te Rangatira Erima kua
whakakäkahungia koe ki te käkahu ö te mate, kua haere koe
ki to haere e kore ä muri e hokia, kä tae koe ki te waahi okioki,
ki reira koe kä moe mai ki roto nga ringa kaha o te Atua.
The passing of Erima the Orator is likened to the noise of a
falling Totara tree in the great forest of Tane. When Erima
spoke people listened, today that voice is lost, but his foot
prints can still be seen in his work for the Council of NorthTec,
for his support of the CE, staff and the whole of NorthTec.
Our 2015
COUNCIL
Left to right: Warren Moyes, Jane Hindle, Karleen Everitt, Vern Dark (Chair), Clare Davies-Colley, John Mote,
Anna Cassels-Brown. Inset: Erima Henare
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Message from
COUNCIL CHAIR
It is very sad to record the passing of our Deputy Chair,
Erima Henare, in May 2015. His mana, leadership, oratory
and boundless knowledge demanded our great respect. His
personal qualities made us like him so much, through the way
he entertained as well as educated us. He has left a huge void.
The key initiatives put in place during 2014 and 2015 have
resulted in an improved performance creating a surplus of
$913,000 compared to a budget of $227,000 and a deficit of
$451,000 in 2014. Expectations in the budget for the 2016
year are that when further embedded these initiatives will
grow the surplus to a more acceptable level. Student numbers
were well ahead of budget reflecting strong demand from our
community. The trade and industry, nursing and international
sectors exceeded expectations whilst arts, commerce and
applied sciences were slightly under budget.
Educational performance was similar to previous years. It is
proving difficult to raise completion and retention rates due in
some part to issues at home for students taking priority over
attendance at class. Relationships need to be established with
our stakeholders to assist in making improvements in this
area.
Health and safety continues to be a major focus recognising
the range of risks associated with the wide portfolio of courses
held. A review of the learning site approval process has been
undertaken to ensure temporary facilities meet the standard
required and annual checks instituted for permanent sites.
There were two Lost Time Injuries during the year - one less
than 2014. Hazard analysis, corrective action requests and
near miss reporting continues. It is important that these
actions are regularly focused on to ensure awareness is
maintained.
To further lift financial performance, NorthTec has to increase
its earnings per student. Whilst there is demand for higher
levels of learning which attract higher funding reducing
the number of lower courses taught and the ability to move
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to higher levels of learning is constrained by funding from
TEC. Class size also impacts on earnings. As a consequence
NorthTec is keen to move to a flexible learning environment,
where students are taught in part from a distance.
Programmes have been prioritised for this type of learning.
To achieve this it is necessary to ensure they are designed
specifically for this purpose. NorthTec does not have the
resources or the desire to create all its course material for
this initiative, however finding suitable approved material
from other sources has proved difficult. It is hoped that by
collaborating with a number of potential suppliers, access
to suitable programmes can be achieved in the timeframe
desired.
The pilot programme setting up a sports academy with the
Lowie Foundation, led by Graham Lowe, was successfully
implemented during the year. It is designed to provide an
encouraging environment for students so they stay in study
by combining training in a range of sports with educational
programmes provided by NorthTec. Significant growth is
planned for 2016 in the Northland region, with the potential
to go to other regions in the future. This programme does not
take away potential students from other institutions but rather
reaches groups that would not normally undertake tertiary
education.
NorthTec has partnered with a major forestry management
company to provide the training needs of the crews it contracts
nationwide, a requirement that is not being met by other
providers. This has caused some angst with other providers so
NorthTec has consulted with other ITPs concerning operating in
their region. In some cases this has led to NorthTec committing
to assist the local ITP with their training to meet the required
standard and in other cases NorthTec will provide the
training. Other major players in the forestry industry have also
expressed their interest in joining NorthTec in this initiative.
Again NorthTec is of the view it is not taking students away
from other providers, as the programme being offered is not
currently available in most areas.
A significant contributor to the improved result has been the
increase in international students who have entered NorthTec’s
programmes both in Whangarei and Auckland. With the
demand now established, an additional term has been agreed
for leasing the Auckland campus, and accommodation in
Whangarei has been identified to meet the growing demand
from students. NorthTec has also delivered training in country
of origin to prepare a pathway to further education in New
Zealand.
Discussions are in hand with the Northland District Health
Board and local medical practitioners regarding the
establishment of an integrated health centre on the Whangarei
campus. It is likely NorthTec will construct the facility and
lease the premises to interested parties. The facility will allow
co-location of health and community services, whilst providing
increased opportunities for the training and education of
NorthTec students.
During the year a complete upgrade of the marae at Raumanga
was undertaken including the installation of new carvings
and wall decorations in addition to structural and roofing
refurbishment. The project was completed well within budget
and an official opening held in December.
has wide experience in business and strategic planning,
governance and policy development. Wayne is an experienced
CEO and Board chair and has advised large organisations and
entrepreneurial growth businesses. He has strong knowledge of
strategic leadership and business management and has been
appointed Deputy Chair. We welcome Bronwyn and Wayne to
the Council and look forward to their contribution.
I wish to thank all those who contributed to the progress made
at NorthTec over the past year. I thank particularly all staff
who have worked hard to achieve the improvement gained and
my fellow Council members for their help and support during
the year. NorthTec will need to continue to make gains if it is to
achieve its strategic goals. The journey continues.
Vern Dark
Council Chairperson
At the conclusion of the year, Clare Davies-Colley resigned
from Council. Clare brought strong business relationships and
a wide commercial and accounting experience to the Council
table. She did a sterling job chairing the Audit and Risk
Committee for most of her time at NorthTec and was a strong
advocate of NorthTec in the community. Her contribution to the
institution was much appreciated. Bronwyn Yates and Wayne
Jackson joined Council in December to fill the vacancies left by
Erima and Clare. Bronwyn has worked in the field of education,
primarily in the area of adult literacy, with a particular interest
in education as a vehicle for excellence for Mäori. She also
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Message from
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
It is with great pleasure that I introduce NorthTec’s 2015
annual report.
ensure we continue to transform and improve, enabling us to
provide our students with an excellent learning experience.
Before I provide my overview it is important that I
acknowledge and pay tribute to Erima Henare who sadly
passed away in May 2015. On a personal note I would like
to say that Erima was not only a great support to me in his
capacity as Deputy Chair of Council but he was also a friend.
I was privileged to spend a week with him in China in 2014
and it was a great opportunity to better understand his views
on many, many things, to observe him interact with strangers
and make them feel at ease, and to marvel at his intellect
and knowledge.
The work completed against our priorities and key strategies
in 2015 has laid pivotal foundations for us to build on in
2016, whilst continuing to effectively manage change to deal
with the internal and external challenges that are presented.
Behind all our educational performance statistics are
students, who all have their own stories to tell of challenge,
struggle and most importantly success. I congratulate all our
students on the distance they have travelled on their personal
journeys to achievement in 2015.
We still continue to operate in a challenging environment and
I thank all staff who have worked tirelessly throughout Te
Tai Tokerau to ensure we continued to meet and exceed the
needs of all our stakeholders. This effort resulted in increased
student satisfaction rates, and although I acknowledge we
have further focused work to do to improve our educational
outcomes, it is pleasing that we have maintained our
educational performance whilst increasing our enrolments.
In 2015 we continued to build our international reputation in
China, India and new emerging markets. This had a positive
impact on recruitment into both our Whangarei and Auckland
campuses, where we exceeded our targets.
Most pleasing is our financial performance and the increased
surplus generated, an improvement of $1.35m compared to
2014. This will support the key initiatives planned for 2016 to
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Our ultimate focus is on preparing and upskilling our
graduates for employment in the industries they will serve
whilst ensuring the needs of Te Tai Tokerau and New Zealand
are met.
By ensuring our graduates are skilled in their chosen areas,
we are enabling them to make a real difference to their lives,
families and communities.
In 2016 we need to get better at telling the story about the
great things we do for our stakeholders, and concentrate our
efforts on how we can improve the service we provide.
Paul Binney
Chief Executive
Te Ahurei
Our 2015
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Back left to right: Dr. Mark Ewen (Business Director: Trades & Primary Industries),
Jon Smith (Excellence Manager), Khalid Bakhshov (Business Director:
Educational Strategy), Phil Giles (Business Director: Arts, Commerce and Applied
Sciences), Jessica Kean (Deputy Director: Arts, Commerce and Applied Science)
Front left to right: Hayley Semenoff (Personal Assistant to Chief Executive),
Huhana Lyndon (Director: Learner Support), Paul Binney (Chief Executive),
Graham Smith (Deputy Director: Trades & Primary Industries)
Inset: Andy Britton (Chief Business Operations Director), Hohepa Rudolph (Kaumätua), Vasi Doncheva (Director: Quality Learning)
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2015
at a Glance
A summary of financial, non-financial
information and key measures
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Summary of
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Total Revenue
$42.763m
SURPLUS /(Deficit)
WORKING CAPITAL
$913,000
$9.393m
Total Equity
$47.947m
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Summary of
NON-FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
3,791
TOTAL EFTS
EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME STUDENT
STUDENT GENDER
Total EFTS by
Programme Level
40% Female
Level 1 - Level 3
8,985
976
Level 4 - Level 5
STUDENTS
ENROLLED
AGE GROUP
Under 17
years
1,788
60% Male
Students by
1,026
17 - 19
years
16.4%
20 - 24
years
14.9%
25 +
years
33%%
60.5
Level 6+
STUDENT ETHNICITY
MÄORI
PASIFIKA
NZ EUROPEAN/
PAKEHA
56%
5%
53%
136
FORMAL
PROGRAMMES
77%
Total
8.2%
COURSE
SUCCESS
RATE
STAFF33%
(FTE) 363
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Occupational
HEALTH AND SAFETY
NorthTec is committed to providing a safe and healthy
environment for staff, students and visitors to our campuses.
We have a comprehensive programme, supported by healthy
employee participation, to support and ensure compliance to
Health and Safety legislation.
This includes a new risk assessment programme to evaluate
our high-risk delivery programmes such as forestry or
professional hunting and pest control, to identify any gaps to
be addressed.
A review of the organisation’s strategic risk matrix has
been completed and ratings applied, taking into account
the mitigating steps that are in place. The Audit and
Risk Committee monitors these actions to ensure they
are functioning correctly and are having the desired
effect. Coupled with this review, the organisation’s crisis
management system has been upgraded.
LTI
MTI
The total number of reported incidents in 2015 was 80,
comprising 56 first aid incidents (FAI), 22 medical treatment
incidents (MTI) and 2 lost time injuries (LTI). There were
21 near hit reports where no accident occurred. Of these
injuries, the most prevalent were strains and sprains (20),
superficial injuries (16) and open wounds. Our FAI figures
were significantly lower than those reported in 2014.
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Experience
Rating, a system of modifying work levies based on claims
history, shows that NorthTec is performing well within
the sector. We have experienced fewer injuries and ACC is
spending less time, effort and money rehabilitating our staff
back to work.
FAI
medical treatment
incidents
first aid incidents
incidents
2012
2012
2012
2012
6
14
75
41
2013
2013
2013
2013
1
26
72
21
2014
2014
2014
2014
3
19
78
17
2015
2015
2015
2015
2
22
56
Reported incidents
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NEAR HIT
lost time injuries
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Student
SURVEYS
WE FOUND THAT
98%
rated their tutor’s
overall performance as
excellent or good
Every year NorthTec surveys its students to find out what they think of the teaching and learning experience offered. A
separate survey is used to obtain feedback on our programmes and student services. A total of 2892 students in 31 locations
responded to the teaching and learning experience survey, while 1361 students in 26 locations responded to the programme
and student services survey.
In terms of programme content, students liked: the hands-on, practical work; the tutors; learning and gaining new knowledge;
engaging with other students; being able to access resources online. The most valuable experiences were rated as: learning;
growing and gaining confidence; meeting new people; their tutor and tutor support.
96% (2014)
99% (2015)
rated the skills and experience
gained from their study programme,
in preparation for their next step, as
excellent or good.
93% (2014)
96% (2015)
said they would
recommend their
NorthTec study
programme to
others.
3%
41%
3%
2015
97%
2014
95%
97% (2015) 92% (2014)
rated the learning
resources of their
programme as excellent
or good.
3%
2%
support to help
them learn as
excellent or good.
95% (2014) - 98% (2015)
overall performance
as excellent or good.
planned to enrol in
other programmes.
2%
11%
94% (2014)
97% (2015)
3%
rated their
tutor’s teaching
and learning
methods as
excellent or good.
of respondents intended to
continue studying their current
programme.
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Highlights
OF THE YEAR
Increased enrolments
New degree launched – Mäori art
The number of students enrolled at NorthTec in 2015
was a 7.5 per cent increase on the 2014 year, with 8,985
compared to 8,359 in 2014. This corresponds to 3,791
Equivalent Full Time Students (EFTS) compared with
3,498 in 2014, a rise of 8.4 per cent. This has allowed us
to continue investing for future growth, and also signifies
greater participation in tertiary education across the
region.
Strong local demand led to the launch of our seventh
degree, Maunga Kura Toi – Bachelor of Mäori Art. The
degree is the only such programme in Te Tai Tokerau
and is kaupapa-Mäori based, with strong links to the
language, customs and heritage of Ngäpuhi. Students
choose from three majors in raranga (weaving),
rauangi (visual arts) and whakairo (carving). As well as
broadening our range of degree programmes, the Maunga
Kura Toi fosters strong ties to Te Tai Tokerau’s Mäori arts
world and increases the participation of our community.
Growth in international student numbers
NorthTec’s international strategy has continued to be
a success, with the number of international students
at our Raumanga and Auckland campuses increasing
significantly year on year. We have established a
permanent NorthTec presence in the Chinese and Indian
markets, and developed partnerships with schools in
China. In 2014 we registered a major increase in our
international education revenue, bringing us into line
with other New Zealand ITPs, and this continued in 2015.
There were 799 international students in 2015, compared
to 370 in 2014 – an increase of 116 per cent; this was
equal to 526 EFTS in 2015 compared to 172 in 2014, or
an increase of 206 per cent.
International students
526 EFTS (2015)
172 EFTS (2014)
206%
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Marae redevelopment
The NorthTec marae complex, Te Puna o Te Mätauranga,
was constructed and originally dedicated in 1991. A
major refurbishment of the whare hui in 2015 saw the
interior of the building transformed with the addition
of contemporary Mäori artworks including paintings,
weaving and carvings. The whare is now an excellent
resource for research and teaching and will lead to
greater engagement with Mäori artists. It also enhances
both our campus and local community, providing a
stunning space for us to formally welcome new students
and visitors, and a venue suitable for hire by community
groups.
New horticulture precinct at Dyer St
campus
A new horticulture precinct developed at our Dyer Street
campus in Whangarei is giving students the opportunity
to study in industry-standard propagation and nursery
facilities. The centre, which consists of an orchard,
riparian planting area, vegetable plots and Mäori
gardens, as well as propagation areas, a nursery area,
shade house, classroom spaces and implement sheds,
provides an enhanced learning environment for students.
New horticulture precinct
at Dyer St campus
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Pop-up shops in CBD
High-performance testing laboratory
NorthTec has taken advantage of empty shopfronts
in the Whangarei CBD by taking on short leases and
establishing “pop-up shops” before the start of both
semesters. The town centre locations have proved
very popular with hundreds of potential students and
members of the public, who have walked in to make
general enquiries, ask programme-specific questions or
seek assistance with applications and registrations. By
providing a presence in the CBD twice a year we have
been able to reach members of our community who might
not otherwise know about the breadth of the programmes
we offer, and we have increased our community
accessibility.
NorthTec’s sport and recreation students have benefitted
from the development of a high-performance testing
laboratory at Kensington Stadium, Whangarei. Students
were involved with the set-up of the facility and all
levels were timetabled into sessions throughout the
year, where they tested elite athletes, school students
and the general public. The appointment of a laboratory
technician created a positive mentoring environment
and sessions were structured to support the teaching
curriculum and class content, and linked to assessments.
These sessions provided an ideal opportunity for students
to become familiar with the high-tech testing equipment
and protocols. The environment provides experience of
hands-on learning, relevant practice, the use of modern
technologies and opportunities to test the public and elite
teams and individuals.
Regional bus service
NorthTec trialled a low-cost regional bus service, to
assist students who study in Whangarei but are based
in the mid and Far North areas where public transport
is lacking. The trial service was well used by students,
leading to the implementation of the service in 2016.
Additional pick-up and drop-off locations have been
included on the route to maximise use of the bus and
make it available to as many students as possible.
Sustainability Committee
NorthTec’s Sustainability Committee, made up of staff
from across the organisation, aims to reduce wastage
and maximise efficient use of power resources. This is
aimed at reducing our impact on the environment and
making cost savings where possible through energy
efficiency. Initiatives undertaken in 2015 included
the installation of 10 additional recycling bins at the
Raumanga campus; a heating survey to determine
whether staff could make better use of timer systems;
investigating the feasibility of using electric vehicles as
part of the NorthTec fleet, and installing efficient LED
lighting during the marae refurbishment.
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Dedicated Education Unit at Jane Mander
Village
NorthTec’s nursing department worked with the Jane
Mander Village in Whangarei to develop the first
Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) at a private organisation
in New Zealand. The DEU at the aged care facility
enables nursing students to gain maximum benefit from
supervised training placements, while also enriching the
lives of residents. It is the third DEU for NorthTec nursing
students, with units already established at Whangarei
and Kaitaia hospitals creating centres of excellence for
nurse education. The student nurses work with staff and
tutors on site to build practical experience in a supportive
working environment.
Campus events
NorthTec’s second annual Community Day attracted
more than 2000 people to the Raumanga campus to
meet staff and find out about the programmes on offer.
Other campus activities which facilitated community
engagement by drawing in members of the public were
a series of events to mark Matariki, the Mäori New Year,
and a celebration of Holi Day, led by our Indian students.
Key partnerships
Lowie Foundation
Te Matarau
In a unique partnership with the Lowie Foundation, led
by rugby league legend Graham Lowe, NorthTec launched
a programme offering a one-year, fees-free programme
to young people with sporting talent. Lowie Foundation
programmes based in Whangarei and Kaitaia were
launched to increase opportunities for young people
who are no longer in school and are at risk of becoming
unemployed. Several students achieved success in their
sporting codes, including Far North Crossfit specialist,
Brooke Ah Sam, who won a gold medal for New Zealand
in an international competition in California, and young
rugby league players who attracted the attention of New
Zealand and Australian Under-20 National Rugby League
(NRL) teams.
The Te Matarau Education Trust is a Te Tai Tokerau
hapü-iwi collective made up of Te Uri o Hau, Ngätiwai,
Ngäti Hau, Ngäti Hine, Ngäti Rangi and Te Aupouri,
which has teamed up with NorthTec to provide trades
training for Mäori and Pasifika learners. Te Matarau
grew its involvement with NorthTec in 2015, providing
support for pastoral care and employment outcomes for
more than 100 learners throughout Te Tai Tokerau. The
range of programmes also expanded with the addition of
forestry and horticulture, both key industries for economic
development in our region.
Pehiaweri Marae digital skills project
A digital skills project run jointly by NorthTec and
Pehiaweri Marae in Glenbervie, near Whangarei, was
launched with the aid of a $180,000 government
grant. The project involves the employment of research
educators to teach computer skills to the local community
and within high schools, ranging from basic computer
literacy to coding and app development. During the
first year, a coding club was established for local
schoolchildren, teaching advanced computer skills to this
section of the community and preparing them for further
studies.
E Tu Whänau
NorthTec has partnered with E Tu Whänau, a Ministry
of Social Development initiative to bring about positive
change and reduce the incidence of family violence.
Our Learner Support directorate has worked to embed
E Tu Whänau values into NorthTec’s frontline services,
and make students, staff and our community aware of
the kaupapa (philosophy) of the movement. NorthTec’s
Matariki and Mäori Language Week events were built
around the E Tu Whänau values, enabling staff and
students to engage with the community and gain an
understanding of these values.
Ngäti Hine and Ngätiwai
NorthTec and Te Ränanga o Ngäti Hine launched
an educational partnership with the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding. A similar memorandum
was signed with Ngätiwai, strengthening our relationship
with this iwi. Both are based around a pledge to work in
partnership to achieve educational objectives that will
benefit the hapü, whänau and individual learners of each
iwi, and assist NorthTec’s contribution to the environment
and primary industry sectors of Te Tai Tokerau.
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Statement
of
Service
Performance
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The NorthTec
MISSION
NorthTec will be a leader in the
• Excellence of the learning experience for our students
• Employability of our graduates
• Contribution that we make to the economic and social
development of Te Tai Tokerau.
We aim to provide an excellent service to all our stakeholders, from our students and local communities to our
Government funders. By delivering excellence to our learners, we will increase the employability of our graduates,
thus contributing positively to the development of our region.
Students
will be inspired by
their educational experience
and achieve relevant
qualifications that lead
to employment
Our
Communities
will value NorthTec as
a positive economic
and social contributor
to the region
Mäori
OUR
STAKEHOLDERS
Employers
will prefer NorthTec
graduates who have the skills
and competencies that
they require
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will achieve
educational
success as
Mäori
The
Government
will receive a return on
investment as defined by
the Tertiary Education
Strategy
Tertiary Education
Commission
PRIORITIES
Priority 1:
Delivering skills
for industry
Priority 2:
Priority 6:
Getting at-risk
young people
into a career
Growing
international
linkages
Tertiary
Education
Commission
Priorities
Priority 3:
Priority 5:
Boosting
achievement of
Mäori and
Pasifika
Strengthening
research-based
institutions
Priority 4:
Improving adult
literacy and
numeracy
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Our
PRIORITIES
The needs of Mäori are embedded in all of our priorities and strategies
PRIORITIES
• Develop and deliver flexible and
responsive education to meet the
needs and expectations of our
stakeholders
1
Excellent
and innovative
vocational
education
2
Inspirational
performance
• Build a culture of performance
excellence through quality leadership
3
Financial
sustainability
to fund our
aspirations
• Improve our financial results by:
Meet the
region’s tertiary
needs
• Provide and broker educational
opportunities to meet the region’s
vocational tertiary education
4
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STRATEGIES
• Develop and implement a teaching
and learning excellence framework
• Develop effective and efficient
infrastructure and systems
» Increasing revenue and our
contribution from programmes
» Improving systems and services
• Invest in infrastructure to support
and enable educational delivery
Our
OUTCOMES
OUTCOMES
STATUS
• Development and approval of flexible industry focused courses and programmes
Achieved
• 5 year targeted development and delivery plan completed in consultation with stakeholders
Achieved
• 10 year targeted development and delivery plan completed in consultation with stakeholders
Achieved
• Completed Institutional Analysis and Evaluation against Excellence Framework
Achieved
• Implemented Peer Observations for Academic Staff
Achieved
• Targeted Professional Development introduced for Academic Staff
Achieved
• Developed and introduced two online Professional Development learning courses
Achieved
• ‘Just in time’ ICT and digital solutions introduced for all staff
Achieved
Achieved
• Internal Evaluation Review of Educational Performance and Self Assessment completed against NZQA
Achieved
evaluative quality assurance criteria
Achieved
Achieved
• Campus redevelopment planning undertaken
Achieved
• Commissioned review of Information Management at NorthTec
Achieved
• Scope Information Management project for implementation 2016
On Track
• Whare hui refurbishment completed
Achieved
• Increased international EFTS and contribution
Achieved
• The first ITP in New Zealand to gain approval as a Pearson Test of English Centre
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
• HR Snaphire automated recruitment process implemented
Achieved
• Improved pathways and linkages with high schools
Achieved
• Progressed collaborative arrangements for a city centre tertiary hub for diploma and degree education
Achieved
• Key actions against Maori responsiveness plan completed
On Track
• Maintained and extended relationships with partners to ensure best outcomes for learners
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
• Scope Information Management project for implementation 2016
Achieved
• Campus redevelopment planning undertaken
Achieved
• Scope student accommodation plan for 2017 completion
On Track
• Pilot learner transport project for regional learners completed
Achieved
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Academic Performance
INDICATORS
Measure
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
Level 3 and above
31.08%
25%
33.98%
Level 4 and above
32.60%
22%
33.96%
Levels 1-2
66.15%
25%
71.27%
Level 3 and above
53.88%
29%
56.38%
Level 4 and above
51.64%
27%
51.76%
Levels 1-2
7.01%
1%
5.51%
Level 3 and above
5.15%
2%
4.95%
Level 4 and above
5.64%
1.5%
5.77%
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
Levels 1-2
73.96%
80%
77.09%
Level 3 and above
77.90%
79%
79.88%
Level 4 and above
77.14%
80%
81.66%
Level 3 and above
74.20%
78%
76.18%
Level 4 and above
74.36%
78%
77.53%
Level 3 and above
72.50%
78%
74.67%
Level 4 and above
71.40%
78%
76.54%
Level 3 and above
75.13%
79%
77.80%
Level 4 and above
73.15%
79%
75.85%
PARTICIPATION
Student participation rates (SAC eligible EFTS) for:
Under 25
STUDENT PARTICIPATION RATES
66%
MÄORI AT LEVELS 1-2
Mäori
Pasifika
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
COURSE COMPLETION
The successful course completion rate (SAC eligible EFTS)
for:
All students
SUCCESSFUL COURSE
COMPLETION
77%
ALL
STUDENTS
AT LEVEL 3 AND ABOVE
Under 25
Mäori
Pasifika
1.SAC funding = all MOE funded students, irrespective of funding source.
2.Age as of 30th June 2015
3.Course Completions and Qualification Completions may change up to June 2016.
4.For Retention rate and Progression rate, we have used TEC EPI draft data based on December 2015 SDR Return.
The reason we have used TEC data for these two measures is that these could include students who enrol into another institution, but we
would have no knowledge of this in our own Student Management System, whilst TEC gathers that data.
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EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
Levels 1-2
60.12%
63%
62.77%
Level 3 and above
65.64%
71%
67.97%
Level 4 and above
64.87%
71%
70.13%
Level 3 and above
57.87%
61%
59.18%
Level 4 and above
58.71%
62%
59.02%
Level 3 and above
57.83%
63%
62.45%
Level 4 and above
54.69%
64%
62.14%
Level 3 and above
65.53%
63%
59.63%
Level 4 and above
61.06%
64%
56.26%
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
Levels 1-2
71.77%
74%
70.98%
Level 3 and above
69.54%
65%
66.89%
Mäori
Level 3 and above
67.12%
65%
67.21%
Pasifika
Level 3 and above
74.43%
63%
71.74%
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
Levels 1 & 2, to a higher level
26.09%
39%
38.62%
Levels 1-3, to a higher level
17.38%
37%
25.58%
Mäori
19.25%
37%
25.16%
Pasifika
16.42%
32%
40.98%
Draft
2015
Target
2015
Actual
2014
The number of international student EFTS
526
290
172
Youth Guarantee (YG)
229
160
108
76
81
89
Full Cost Recovery (FCR)
109
34
97
Industry Training Organisation (ITO)
145
277
275
25
55
10
113
58
214
QUALIFICATION COMPLETION
The qualification completion rate (SAC Eligible EFTS) for:
All students
QUALIFICATION COMPLETION
Under 25
66%
Mäori
ALL STUDENTS
Pasifika
STUDENT RETENTION
The student retention rate (SAC Eligible student count)
All students
for:
STUDENT RETENTION
72%
ALL STUDENTS
STUDENT PROGRESSION
The student progression rate for students
(SAC Eligible student count) at level 1 - 3, to a
All students
higher level
OTHER COMMITMENTS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
526
EFTS
Adult Community Education (ACE)
Trades Academy
STAR
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Statement of Service Performance
OVERVIEW
In 2015 NorthTec supported wider economic growth and
prosperity in Northland through the provision of relevant
programmes in a range of subject areas including key
primary sectors with identified growth opportunities.
We understand that we have a key role in the education
and provision of skilled people who can contribute to the
economic and social success of Te Tai Tokerau.
Self-assessment and evaluation were applied across the
organisation to identify required performance and system
improvements. Key evaluative studies completed were:
• An Internal Evaluation and Review of educational
performance and self-assessment against New
Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) evaluative
quality assurance criteria
• A review of information management
• An organisational evaluation against excellence criteria
in the areas of: leadership, strategy, customers,
measurement and knowledge management, staff,
operations and results.
A number of opportunities for organisational improvement
were identified and will be actioned and reported in 2016.
Key areas of improvement in teaching were achieved
through targeted professional development for academic
staff on literacy and numeracy, working with Mäori
students, the effective use of learning technologies and
teaching observations. In 2015, 97% of learners rated
teaching and learning as good or excellent.
Our refurbished marae showcases the research and
artwork of staff teaching our newly offered Maunga Kura
Toi degree, and provides a new learning space which
enhances the experience of Mäori students learning and
achieving “as Mäori”. All learners, including international
students, now have the opportunity to wänanga in a
beautiful whare hui.
The marae project was led by Kura Te Waru-Rewiri and
involved Maunga Kura Toi teaching staff and other
Mäori artists in the production of the weaving and
painted panels. Three new academic staff joined the
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Maunga Kura Toi teaching team and one of these staff
took responsibility for the external and internal sidewall
carvings for the whare. Maunga Kura Toi students
assisted with whakairo, tukutuku and raranga within
the project as part of their degree study. Former weaving
students from Te Pökairua Raranga also worked on the
project. The impact of the refurbished whare hui as a
culturally relevant and specific learning space will be
evaluated in 2016.
Our Queen Street Campus in Auckland, and our
associated learning sites, have increased their student
numbers and course offerings. This initiative has
developed our international education capability through
the extended offering of programmes in the areas of
English language, business and health. The number of
international students at Raumanga Campus has also
increased significantly with larger numbers of students
arriving from the key markets of China and India.
Programmes at Raumanga with increased international
student numbers were: preparation for study; degreelevel programmes in the arts, business, nursing, and
information systems; English language at levels 3 and
4; cookery at levels 4 and 5, and science programmes.
The use of a Hindi-speaking staff member to provide
contextual language support for Indian students was a
successful pilot, and will be considered for future cohorts
in subjects such as science and engineering which have
a high technical/contextual language requirement not
easily measured by the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS).
The newly appointed International Pastoral Care
Coordinator at Raumanga has successfully introduced
a number of events with an international focus. This
has increased the social interaction between domestic
and international students, and the local community
who participate in events like Holi Festival and Diwali.
International students at the Raumanga campus also
get out and about in Northland to visit attractions and to
experience the culture of Te Tai Tokerau.
Technology and student needs are changing the way
people learn. NorthTec’s response to this has been to
focus on the development of more flexibly-delivered
programmes and courses. Flexible development for
teaching and learning was a key project for NorthTec in
2015, and although collaborative development of flexible
programmes has been slower than anticipated, we have
built good relationships with a number of partners to
enable us to progress quickly in 2016. Key partners in this
area of work are Wintec and ITP members of the Tertiary
Accord of New Zealand (TANZ).
Our new, four-year social work degree was approved late
in 2015 and is being developed for flexible teaching and
learning to give students a range of options for learning
on-site, in workplace and online. Planned improvement
of Northland’s IT infrastructure, and the development of
Northland Inc’s Northland Digital Strategy, will enable us
to extend our existing online learning capability to make
access better for students distant from our main learning
centres.
Two new online professional development courses, on
using NorthNet and e-facilitation, were piloted in 2015 to
help staff develop their understanding and practice skills
for online learning. Other development initiatives and
tools were introduced to improve the capability of staff.
Online education tool, Lynda.com, was fully implemented
as a resource for staff and students to assist with
technical just-in-time skill development. Shar-e-fest
provided an opportunity to explore new ways of thinking
about learning with Rob Philips, an e-learning expert from
Murdoch University.
NorthTec recognises the importance of relationships
with partners to ensure the best outcomes for learners,
and to maximise returns. Internationally we have
grown partnerships with schools in China and with new
agents. We have maintained and extended relationships
with Northland District Health Board, Manaia Primary
Health Organisation (PHO), Northland Inc, the Northland
Intersectoral Forum, the Department of Corrections,
Kamo and Tikipunga High Schools, and employers and
industries in Te Tai Tokerau region. Our relationships
with TANZ partners are key to ensuring an efficient and
effective approach to the development and approval of
programmes to meet the requirements of New Zealand
qualifications.
Partnerships with iwi are extremely important to NorthTec
and relationships were confirmed and strengthened with
Ngätiwai and Ngäti Hine through signing of memoranda
of understanding. The Lowie Foundation continues
to partner with iwi organisations (including Ngäpuhi
Truancy Services and Pehiaweri Marae), to work most
effectively with students and their whänau to ensure that
individual student needs are met.
NorthTec has undergone a significant planning process
to develop our facilities. This encompasses a number of
initiatives and includes: the Whangarei campus master
plan, Integrated Family Health Centre and student
accommodation.
A plan was developed to provide accommodation
for students in a central Whangarei location. A
number of international student residents are already
accommodated in this facility which should be available
exclusively for NorthTec students in 2017. This is an
exciting initial step to address a real need for suitable
accommodation for domestic and international students
in Whangarei.
97%
of learners
rate teaching and learning as
excellent and good
(TARGET: 95%)
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Priority 1:
Delivering skills
for industry
TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION STRATEGIC
PRIORITY 1
Delivering skills for industry
NorthTec provides our graduates with passports for
success through programmes which deliver the credentials
and skills students need to contribute to a skilled labour
force. We also provide students with access to potential
employers and professional and industry connections
through initiatives like: laboratory technician-for-a-day
and gateway programmes; internships at International
Petroleum Laboratory (IPL) and the Whangarei District
Council laboratory; industry projects in the Bachelor of
Applied Management; clinical or fieldwork placements in
nursing and social work; competitions like Worldskills and
Salon Culinaire; voluntary work with the Department of
Conservation; International Rally of Whangarei; Ngäpuhi
Festival; and art exhibitions at the Geoff Wilson and other
galleries. Realistic work-like experience is embedded into
programmes. This is achieved in cookery, hair and beauty
and trades, through competitions and capstone assessment
events where students demonstrate their skills in a realworld setting. Youth students worked in the marae kitchen
on a weekly basis preparing and serving marae lunches to
staff and students on a commercial cost-recovery basis.
In 2015, NorthTec changed our academic portfolio planning
approach. This resulted in both a five-year and ten-year
plan for the development and delivery of programmes
targeted directly at Northland’s needs with a broader focus
allowing for our graduates to be ready to take advantage
of national employment opportunities. Wide consultation
with local stakeholders in all areas, including schools
through primary and manufacturing industries into health
sciences and engineering, informed the process of portfolio
consideration. The plan includes programmes that are
delivered in partnership with other providers including a
number of proposed pathways to final years of degrees at
other institutions. This builds resilience into future delivery
of specialist offerings ensuring that Northland students
have access to a wider range of study prospects.
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A key principle in new programme development, particularly
in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) area, is the inclusion of internships and other realworld learning opportunities wherever possible. The intent of
this is to ease the transition from study to work, to improve
the value of the programme to graduates and employers,
and to improve graduate employment outcomes. Two recent
examples saw graduates placed in full-time employment
following internships, one in the science programme at IPL,
and one with the Northland Regional Council’s Biosecurity
Department.
NorthTec took an active role in the NZQA review of
qualifications with a number of staff taking positions on
governance and working groups to develop the new NZ
qualifications. Extensive consultation with employers and
industry was an integral part of qualification development
to ensure the graduate profiles include both specific and
transferable skills matched to the labour market needs.
The key role for NorthTec is to match the qualifications to
regional need. For our suite of new forestry programmes,
consultation with the industry locally and nationally
encouraged us to move away from the traditional Unit
Standard approach. This resulted in the recent approval of
four new forestry programmes for delivery in 2016.
A key focus in these programmes was to design for flexibility
for both students and industry. Students are often in a
forestry work setting, so learning needs to meet specific and
transferable skills to fit with work activities. At the same
time, health and safety components are prioritised to meet
all safety requirements and to contribute to the continued
improvement of the forestry industry health and safety
performance nationally.
In 2015 we developed and gained approval for the Bachelor
of Applied Social Work, a new four-year degree. This was
a major piece of work, and was developed through close
consultation with stakeholders: industry, community, iwi
and hapü. The consultation served to develop and enhance
our relationships with all of these groups and gained
significant and valuable input into the degree at a number
of phases in the development to ensure the programme
matches the needs of learners and communities. The
consultation with Mäori was particularly successful due
to the approach taken by the project team. One of the
development team took the lead on the consultation and
used her extensive iwi networks in the region, her personal
and whänau relationships, and her knowledge of tikanga
to engage with Mäori both in their communities and also in
hui on the marae at NorthTec. This degree is being offered
in 2016 and is being developed for flexible delivery.
STEM and computer science, ICT and software development
have been focus areas for the development of pathways
from school and community and also for collaborative
programme development with other ITP partners. We
collaborated with Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of
Technology (CPIT) and a group of other ITPs to develop a
suite of programmes of study for the NZ Applied Science
qualifications. We will be offering these programmes from
NZ Certificate in Applied Science (Level 3) through to the
NZ Diploma in Applied Science (Level 5 and Level 6) in
2016. These qualifications are supported by the STEM
initiatives in the secondary school sector that have been
developed to attract students into science. Key components
of NorthTec’s STEM work are new pilot programmes for
schools which provide pathways into higher level science
study. Two new programmes will be offered to schools
in 2016: Introduction to STEM (Health Science) and
Introduction to STEM (Lab Technologist). Engineering and
Computer Science programmes will follow late in 2016 as
summer schools.
Other STEM successes include growth in participation
in the NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil) which
continues to produce graduates with realistic work-like
experience. A case study featured on the E2E website
www.engineeringe2e.org.nz highlighted the way NorthTec
ensures the programme’s relevance to employers through
strong partnerships with local engineering firms who
employ many of the students as engineering cadets while
they study part time. Tutors are contracted from local
engineering firms to ensure expertise across a range of
topics is relevant to the current engineering workforce. The
other advantage is that the local engineering profession
gets real and regular opportunities to provide input into
the success and relevance of the programme.
NorthTec is engaged with a number of industry forums (for
example Northland Intersectoral Forum, Northland Inc) in
the region and also runs Local Advisory Committees and
processes for all of our programmes. Consultation is a key
component of our programme planning and development
processes. New degrees, diplomas and certificates
were delivered in 2015 for the first time in Mäori art,
agribusiness, information systems, cookery and English.
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new
programmes
developed and approved in 2015
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Gina-Marie Moon: Graduate,
Commercial transport
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Priority 1:
Delivering skills
for industry
GRADUATE
profiles
Priority 1: Delivering skills for industry
Gina-Marie Moon: Graduate, Commercial Transport
Gina-Marie’s dream was to work in commercial transport,
but a lack of qualifications and experience saw her facing
rejection after rejection as she applied for jobs in the field.
After spending six months completing a level 3 National
Certificate in Transportation of Logs by Road, her situation
turned around and she went straight into employment.
Gina-Marie said: “I had been applying for truck driving jobs
but no-one would hire me because I had no experience, so
when I saw the pamphlet on this course I jumped on. I now
have a job already!
“There was a lot to learn in the course all at once but the
tutors were great. They are really knowledgeable and they
broke things down into learnable steps. As well as the
driving, we covered all the legal requirements like keeping
log books, the dimensions of your truck, load requirements,
and tie-downs and safety. I was the youngest in the course
and the others were males with truck experience.
“Part of the course includes a month of practical work
experience, and after that month, I was offered a job with
the company I worked for. My biggest dream was to get a
job in transport, and now I have it – thanks to NorthTec. If
you want truck driving experience – jump onto this course.”
David Tangimetua: Graduate, Carpentry
Carpentry student, David Tangimetua, had a great evening when he attended an industry awards event.
He left the venue with not only an award for being the best carpentry student of his year – he also scored
a job with a local employer.
David, from Whangarei, was invited to the annual New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) Northland
branch awards ceremony, sponsored by local construction company, Trevor Griffiths and Associates Ltd.
After receiving his award for being rated the top student in his subject, he was approached by employer
Steve Bowling, of Bowling Infrastructure Group, and offered a job on the spot. David didn’t hesitate
to accept, and was signed up to a building and carpentry apprenticeship with Northland Property
Management, a subsidiary company owned by the Bowling group.
David’s parents had not been aware that he was studying, and were invited to the venue thinking they
were going to have a quiet drink with their son. When he was presented with his award, David’s mother
cried tears of pride, and was even more delighted when he was offered a job the same evening.
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Priority 2:
Getting at-risk
young people
into a career
PRIORITY 2
Getting at-risk young people
into a career
Northland’s labour market opportunity sits with its young
people, and education is a key strategy to achieve better
outcomes in this area. NorthTec’s main priority in this
area is to encourage participation. We recognise that
achievement of “soft skills” is not well captured, and that
these are important elements of educational success for
at-risk youth. We are working on better measures for these
elements of achievement in our youth programmes so that
stories of success are more systematically captured.
For most young people, achieving a tertiary qualification
is a crucial milestone towards a successful working
career. Qualifications provide evidence to employers of
the skills and knowledge they have gained. Northland
has the highest percentage of youth Not in Education,
Employment or Training (NEET) in the country with 20.3
percent in 2014 compared with 11.4 per cent nationally.
A key initiative for 2015 was the development of the Lowie
Foundation Education and Sport Development Programme.
We have gained approval to offer achievement standards
in a range of subjects, and this will enable youth to work
towards achievement of National Certificate of Educational
Achievement (NCEA) Level 2 within a number of different
programmes.
We have recognised that the increased emphasis on youth
within our organisation requires a different approach to
teaching and student support so that every student’s needs
are met. Careful recruitment of staff for these programmes
has focused on bringing the right people in who can
enable young learners to achieve in an environment that
stimulates their interest, while ensuring that they have the
opportunity to achieve credits that contribute to outcomes
at NCEA Level 2. Managed transport has been provided to
open up access to a broader range of learning opportunities
in several learning sites. This has improved learners’ ability
to attend and to be retained in their programmes. Partner
relationships with a range of youth and iwi services also
assist with pastoral care and whänau support.
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The Lowie Foundation initiative is designed to re-engage
young people in learning through the inspiration of sporting
activity and achievement. The programme was started in
2015 under the guidance of NorthTec and sporting legend,
Graeme Lowe. The interface of academic endeavour and
sporting activity can be a tricky space and the use of
talented educators to engage students was found to be a key
in this journey. Evaluation of the first year of delivery shows
lower than anticipated levels of achievement, and plans are
in place to explore new ways of learning and assessment
within the NZQA framework better suited to individualised
learner journeys. Work is now underway to redesign student
learning opportunities within our foundation and bridging
programmes to better enable the engagement of diverse
learners. Our experience in 2015 shows that the methods
developed have been successful in engagement, however
refinement will happen in 2016 to improve retention and
academic achievement, while maintaining a focus on
achievement using sport as a key motivational tool.
Students studying under this initiative have had the
benefit of many sporting experiences that they would not
normally receive. In 2015 Brooke Ah Sam was sponsored
by the Lowie Foundation to attend the World Teen Gauntlet
CrossFit competition in the USA. Brooke returned home with
gold. Additional student sports milestones have included
invitations to NRL training camps (only 20 to 40 Under20s in NZ get invited to these). Students have attended
NZ Warriors, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Bankstown Bulldogs
and Penrith Panthers camps. One of our students made
it into the NZ Universities squad and received two NRL
offers, and another student has signed with the Penrith
Panthers. Regionally, 10 students were in the Rugby League
Northland (RLN) Northern Swords squad. As the programme
has been quite male-oriented and rugby league-dominated,
a partnership between Netball Northern, NorthTec and the
Lowie Foundation was initiated, with the first intake to be
in 2016.
The Lowie Foundation also engaged with the Department
of Corrections in the probation and correctional facility
sector. It was acknowledged by Correctional and Probation
Officers that the health and mental improvements of the
young men were significant, with one student enrolling in
a NorthTec cookery skills course for 2016. The literacy and
numeracy modules were embedded and contextualized into
the programme allowing the learning to be relevant and
meaningful.
NorthTec’s continued partnership with the Te Tai Tokerau
Trades Academy in 2015 allowed secondary school
students to study at NorthTec one to two days a week while
still at school, and work towards nationally transferable
qualifications. In 2015, 48 students from 11 schools
participated in NorthTec-led academy programmes in
automotive, cookery and arts. Almost 40 per cent of the
2015 academy students intend to enrol in further study in
2016, with 26 per cent planning to continue their study via
NorthTec programmes. In 2015, NorthTec also formed an
agreement with the Huarahi Trades Academy which is part
of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (The Correspondence School)
and is further supporting schools’ current curricula by
providing facilities, resources and expertise that add
value to new and existing school programmes in carpentry,
hospitality, science and engineering.
NorthTec delivered STAR programmes to over 1,500
students from 35 secondary schools, to expose students to
the tertiary learning environment and provide opportunities
for further study and pathways to employment.
High school students have been studying coding under
the guidance of two Research Educators, as part of the
Bridging the Digital Divide in Tai Tokerau project (Vision
Mätauranga fund). A group of students from Kamo High
School spent a day with creative staff at Xero in their
Auckland office. This unique opportunity showed students
the kind of working environment open to them as skilled
coders thanks to the strong collaborative arrangements. A
code club pilot programme at a local high school in 2015
proved popular and has resulted in increased interest in
STEM and the first offer of senior science classes for some
years.
NorthTec increased our engagement with secondary school
Mäori events, with two staff members invited to judge in
Ngä Manu Körero (Regional Mäori Speech Competitions).
NorthTec is also working in partnership with Te Reo o Te Tai
Tokerau (Te Reo Mäori Teachers’ Network of Te Tai Tokerau)
to sponsor key events in the 2016 Mäori Secondary School
Calendar.
ACADEMY
programmes
STAR
programmes
24 EFTS
48 students
11 secondary schools
113 EFTS
1500 students
35 secondary schools
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Jo Newcombe: Student,
Youth Guarantee/
Bachelor of Applied
Management
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Priority 2:
Getting at-risk
young people
into a career
STUDENT
profile
Priority 2: Getting at-risk young people into a career
Jo Newcombe: Student, Youth Guarantee/Bachelor of Applied Management
Jo Newcombe hated school. She left at 12, refusing to go
back. Now she’s planning to be a tax accountant.
because the atmosphere is right - the tutors are people
and they treat you like people.”
The difference, says Jo, was coming to NorthTec at 16 and
being treated as an adult. She said: “I thought school was
hell on wheels. Then my mum saw the youth programmes
here at NorthTec. She signed me up, kicked me out of the
car and said ‘off you go’.”
Jo worked her way through Foundation Studies levels 2 and
3, then Academic Studies level 4. She has now taken the
huge step to study for a Bachelor in Applied Management,
and is in her second year of that programme. To her
surprise, she loves accountancy and really enjoys her law
classes.
At NorthTec Jo found a very different environment, thanks
to her “incredibly helpful” tutors: “It’s nothing like school.
You’re treated like you are a person who wants to learn,
not like a kid.” She added: “I would never have expected to
be OK with sitting in a classroom all day. It works for me
She said: “The best thing is I can say to people that I’m
educated. You want to be someone, and to be important,
and to be able to have a say in society. I’m on my stepping
stones towards being something and being someone.”
Community Garden, Raumanga campus
Project-based learning by a Vocational Studies class led to the creation of a community garden with free
fruit and vegetables available for all.
The Raumanga-based students decided they wanted to support healthy eating choices by fellow students
and local residents. They planned their garden, consisting of two raised beds, and built the structure under
the guidance of NorthTec’s facilities maintenance team. The group then planted the garden with a variety of
vegetables and fruit trees, assisted by NorthTec’s horticulture tutors, and organised a community planting
day, inviting other students to get involved.
The project has led to fruit and vegetables being available to the NorthTec café, staff, students and local
residents. It also enabled the students to experience a project from conception through to completion,
enhancing their skills in planning and project management, construction and horticulture, and boosting
their confidence.
Foundation tutor, Clinton Ashill, said: “The students really enjoyed taking the bones of the idea and turning
it into reality. They also enjoyed the collaboration with others and being able to involve students from other
programmes. They organised questionnaires for NorthTec and the surrounding area and received very
positive feedback about the initiative.”
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Priority 3:
Boosting
achievement of
Mäori and
Pasifika
PRIORITY 3
Boosting achievement of
Mäori and Pasifika
The Trades and Primary Industries Directorate has
progressed a Memorandum of Agreement with Te Runanga
A Iwi o Ngäpuhi, with an initial focus on construction.
NorthTec is the training provider for the Tai Tokerau Mäori
Forestry Collective. 2015 saw the completion of a training
and development plan. A project manager is being recruited
by the collective to implement the plan in 2016 and beyond.
Ngäti Hau is now in its third year of partnership with
NorthTec to work to increase Te Reo Mäori capacity within
the hapü through participation in Te Pokaitahi NgäpuhiNui-Tonu programme in Whangarei and Auckland.
NorthTec partnered with He Puna Marama Trust for
Rangatahi Inc as a youth business incubator in 2015.
NorthTec is looking to support this initiative further in 2016
to provide tertiary studies support to learners and students
as a pipeline into business studies.
NorthTec and Ministry of Social Development initiative, E
Tu Whänau, have partnered to implement a programme of
action which sponsored a number of events in Whangarei
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NorthTec’s partnership with Te Matarau Education Trust has
continued to deliver Mäori and Pasifika Trades Training in
Northland. The Trust is a Te Tai Tokerau hapu-iwi collective
made up of Te Uri o Hau, Ngätiwai, Ngäti Hau, Ngäti Hine,
Ngäti Rangi and Te Aupouri. Students aged 18 to 34 are
able to undertake fees-free trades training in courses such
as forestry, hospitality, construction and painting. In 2015,
103 students participated in this programme, with 90
students successfully completing it. Of these, 64 students
have indicated that they are in employment and 11 have
indicated they are undertaking further training.
NorthTec is a member of the Te Hiku Accord. Te Hiku Social
Accord is about empowering whänau living in Te Hiku o Te
Ika and helping them to improve the quality of their lives.
MÄORI
NorthTec continues to work with Mäori in a range of ways
to improve engagement, participation, and achievement in
our programmes. Key highlights from 2015 are:
and across the regions. Through the values of E Tu Whänau,
the Learner Support Directorate implemented professional
development training for all staff members in Motivational
Interviewing, and the Dynamics of Whanaungatanga in
a Tertiary Setting. NorthTec has developed Adult and
Community Education (ACE) courses using E Tu Whänau
resources and promoting E Tu Whänau’s values, which are
kaupapa Mäori values. The ACE courses will be offered in
2016.
PASIFIKA
A key initiative completed in 2015 was the refurbishment
of the whare hui on the Raumanga campus. This
significant project, undertaken over many years, provided
the opportunity for students to participate at a range of
levels. The importance of this facility as a key component
of our strategy to support Mäori students should not be
underestimated. The refurbished whare hui will provide
better opportunities for whakawhanaungatanga, learning
in a culturally appropriate space, and free accommodation
for regional students. The marae also offers NorthTec a real
opportunity to engage more with the local community and
iwi.
73% Course completion
59% Qualification completion
30% Student progression
73% Course completion
67% Qualification completion
17% Student progression
Kura Te Waru-Rewiri:
Project Manager of the
marae refurbishment
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Luisa Zoing: Graduate,
NZIM Diploma in Management
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Priority 3:
Boosting
achievement of
Mäori and
Pasifika
GRADUATE
profiles
Priority 3: Boosting achievement of Mäori and Pasifika
Luisa Zoing: Graduate, NZIM Diploma in Management
Luisa came to New Zealand in 2007 from her native
Fiji, where she worked as a singer in the island nation’s
tourism industry. After several years at home raising her
daughter, she decided she needed new skills to help her
into employment.
She admits that when she started out, she couldn’t even
use a computer search engine. She enrolled on a NorthTec
community computer class, progressing to Business
Administration and Computing programmes. Her tutors
spotted her potential, offering her the opportunity to
start teaching at NorthTec. Luisa tutored the community
computer class, then taught computing to a Youth
Guarantee group and helped out with the level 4 business
administration programme.
Luisa also started the NZIM Diploma in Management, and
was offered a job in NorthTec’s registry department. She
completed her diploma while working as a Registry Officer,
and has now gone on to the Diploma in Applied Writing.
Drawing on her own experiences, she hopes to combine
her skills and write a book on computing for absolute
beginners – inspired by the older people she has worked
with in community computing classes. She said: “When I
started out I wanted to be a librarian. But the computer
coaching role changed my direction. I love teaching and
training and I want to keep studying – I’ve got the bug
now!”
Rachael Wilson: Student, Foundation Studies/Bachelor of Nursing
Rachael returned to studying after having children, with a strong interest in supporting the health of mothers
and babies. She initially applied for the Bachelor of Nursing programme, but realised that after being out of
education for several years she wasn’t ready to study at that level. She decided that what she needed was to
return to basics and build her confidence. For Rachael, the first step to becoming a Registered Nurse was to
get back into tertiary education.
She said: “We lived in Auckland and I looked at study options. NorthTec was the only place that offered a
step-by-step programme so we packed up the family and made the move.”
Rachael was accepted for a level 3 foundation programme in Applied Science. She then completed a level 4
programme in Academic Studies, which prepares students for study at diploma or degree level. From there,
she was able to start realising her dream of becoming a Plunket nurse, being accepted onto the Bachelor of
Nursing programme.
Rachael said: “I was terrified on the first day, but the tutors made it easier and they’ll do anything to help
you. The support here is huge. My biggest challenge was managing a home and a family along with getting
assignments done and handed in on time. There’s always a way to come back to study to improve your life.
The support is there. Use it.”
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Priority 4:
Improving adult
literacy and
numeracy
PRIORITY 4
Improving adult literacy and
numeracy
One of the most important things we can do to improve Te
Tai Tokerau literacy and numeracy skills is to ensure as
many people as possible have the opportunity to improve
their skills and capabilities.
Basic literacy and numeracy skills are essential for
participating fully in the economy and society in Te
Tai Tokerau and New Zealand. Changing technology,
international competition and globalisation mean the
demands for a highly literate and numerate population
are constantly increasing. Lifting literacy and numeracy
skills of students and staff remains a priority for NorthTec.
Improving people’s digital literacy is also of growing
importance and will be a focus in 2016.
NorthTec offered National Certificate in Adult Literacy and
Numeracy Education (NCALNE) in a fully flexible way for
the first time in 2015. The online NCALNE programme was
designed by NorthTec to meet the specific needs of staff to
assist with the achievement of a fully embedded approach
to literacy and numeracy at levels 2 and 3. This programme
was prioritised as key development for all tutors teaching
at level 2 in 2015. The successful design and delivery
of this programme has elicited the interest of Literacy
Aotearoa and a potential partnership is being investigated
for collaborative development and delivery of the new adult
and tertiary teaching to ensure provision of professional
development for literacy educators in Te Tai Tokerau region.
Ten staff completed our newly developed NCALNE
qualification within an online learning environment
(supported by face-to-face learning opportunities),
enabling them to raise their skills and equipping them
with strategies to develop literacy and numeracy skills of
learners.
Literacy and Numeracy is embedded into all level 2
programmes and further curriculum development work
will also ensure that embedded practice of literacy and
numeracy is business as usual at level 3.
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NorthTec students have engaged well with the literacy and
numeracy assessment tool, with 88 per cent of learners
completing initial assessments. These showed that 20
per cent of NorthTec students made significant gains in
their literacy and numeracy skills, with average gains at
above 27 per cent. The impacts of literacy and numeracy
interventions are often not seen over the short term and
these gains compare well with evidence from within New
Zealand and other countries.
In 2015 we offered programmes to 209 students in
partnership with the Department of Corrections at two
locations. This was a mix of level 2 and level 3 programmes
with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, especially at
level 2.
2015
57%
2015
37%
2015
94%
Level 2 tutors
HELD the NCALNE
qualification
Level 2 tutors
WORKING
TOWARDS the
NCALNE qualification
Level 2 tutors
WORKING
TOWARDS or HELD
the NCALNE
qualification
(TARGET: 80%)
Sheryl Makiha:
Foundation Studies
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Te Teira Rakete – Construction to Bachelor of Architecture (Unitec)
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Priority 4:
Improving adult
literacy and
numeracy
GRADUATE
profiles
Priority 4: Improving adult literacy and numeracy
Te Teira Rakete – Construction to Bachelor of Architecture (Unitec)
Te Teira Rakete has a bright future after being accepted
for a Bachelor of Architecture with Unitec.
Te Teira, who previously worked as a scaffolder, came
home to Northland to upskill himself. He began his studies
with a level 2 programme in Elementary Construction at
NorthTec’s Kaikohe learning centre, and then enrolled for
Foundation Studies with AKAU, a design and architecture
studio in Kaikohe which is partnering with NorthTec to
deliver youth training.
Te Teira found he had both a talent and a passion for
architectural design. He said: “I was doing an architecture
assignment when my tutor saw my potential. I’ve always
liked drawing houses and landscaping plans. I was
introduced to some architectural technology tutors and
they saw I have a talent for it. I had heaps of support from
my tutor and had literacy and numeracy help to get me to
where I want to go.”
After graduating in Foundation Studies, Te Teira applied
to Unitec and was delighted to be accepted for the degree
programme. His dream is to come back to Kaikohe and
design a marae, and help build up his local community.
His tutors at both NorthTec and AKAU are incredibly proud
of his achievement.
Te Teira said: “I came here to see if there was more I could
learn about scaffolding, and now I’m on a new pathway
heading towards architecture! I had no idea that talent
would pop out.”
Nikita Erihe: Student, Business Administration and Computing
Nikita was working in Auckland before returning home to the Far North after her daughter was born. She decided
to study at the Kaitaia campus, completing certificates in Business Administration and Computing at levels 2
and 3, to create a better life for herself and her daughter.
Nikita said: “I loved learning new things and meeting new people in the course. I didn’t know all this stuff
existed! I was working in Auckland at things like fork-lift driving but I wanted to do something more with my life.
“Then when I had my daughter, she was in and out of hospital for her first three years, so I came back up here to
get support from my family in caring for her. My mum was the inspiration for me to start to study because she
went back to school at 35 and is now a registered nurse.”
Nikita appreciated the help of her tutors to improve her numeracy: “I knew how good NorthTec was because my
sister had been here. Numbers are a bit tricky for me but there is so much tutor support. I’ll be in a position to
get a good job and create a better life for me and my daughter.”
Nikita is currently studying Sustainable Rural Development with NorthTec. She said: “One day I’d like to work for
myself and open a business up here. I already see gaps in the town for small businesses if they are done well.
You’re never too old to learn. Keep chasing your dreams.”
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Priority 5:
Strengthening
research-based
institutions
PRIORITY 5
Strengthening research-based
institutions
The key research focus for NorthTec is to work within our
educational offering to ensure staff and students are
engaged in applied research wherever possible. Some of
our successes in 2015 came from research projects funded
externally; from our continued work in the regional arts
community, from collaborative projects involving students
and staff in the sciences, and from small community
initiatives like the Whangarei Growers Market.
A new Mäori research co-ordinator, with knowledge of
Kaupapa Mäori research, was appointed to support the
development of NorthTec’s research culture. She has been
involved in the Bridging the Digital Divide in Te Tai Tokerau
project, and has also taken up a role in the Social Services
team to support the developing research culture within our
newly approved four-year Bachelor of Applied Social Work.
Three funding applications were submitted in the STEM
area, with one successful bid. NorthTec generated 121
research outputs in 2015. Details of these are included in
the Research Report.
Tyler Matheson: Graduate, Bachelor
of Applied Science (Biodiversity
Management) - a Unitec qualification
NorthTec was successful in winning a government grant
of $180,000 from the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment’s Te Pünaha Hihiko - Vision Mätauranga
Capability Fund, which aims to unlock the science and
innovation potential of Mäori knowledge, resources and
people for the benefit of New Zealand. This will be used for
the Bridging the Digital Divide in Te Tai Tokerau project,
to teach computing skills at a marae and to evaluate a
Tikanga Mäori digital future. The aim of the project is to
teach technical literacy, giving an understanding of how
computers work; cultural and ethical literacy, to understand
cultural sensitivity and safety in a computing context; and
coding literacy, for application development.
Environmental management student, Tyler
Matheson, had his third-year research project
published in a national scientific journal.
This joint project between Pehiaweri Marae and NorthTec
is set to benefit the Tikipunga and Northland community
and could spark a generation of digital entrepreneurs. It
is a key component of NorthTec’s ongoing focus on STEM,
particularly to provide pathways for people in school and
communities to connect with STEM. These initiatives aim
to build digital literacies and to support the development
of digital competence and the Northland digital strategy.
121 research outputs
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delivered by NorthTec
Working with his tutors, Dr Olivier Ball and Steve
Pohe, Tyler’s research into the spread of a dragonfly
species was published in The Weta, the news bulletin
of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.
The project set out to determine whether the species,
which was recently found to have established itself
at the Aupouri Peninsula in the Far North, had
spread further south. By sampling water from 11
central Northland lakes, Tyler demonstrated that
the species had become established in a lake at
Ruakaka, south of Whangarei. This represented
a substantial range expansion and identified the
southernmost record of the species to date.
The research by Tyler Matheson et al was submitted
to The Weta and was subsequently published in
Volume 50 – a significant achievement for an
undergraduate.
$165,000
(TARGET: $11,000)
research
income
earned
GRADUATE
profile
Priority 5: Strengthening
research-based institutions
Aaron Heap: Graduate, Bachelor
of Applied Science (Biodiversity
Management) - a Unitec qualification
delivered by NorthTec
Aaron worked in the retail trade for 10 years, before moving
back to Whangarei for a career change. Having been out of
education for some time, he started at NorthTec with a level
4 Certificate in Academic Studies, which prepares students
for study at diploma or degree level.
He said: “We had an awesome tutor and I was inspired to
do the environmental diploma course. I have seen what’s
been happening to Northland’s fresh water environment
and the fact that we couldn’t swim in some of our rivers
really impacted me.”
Having completed the Diploma in Conservation and
Environmental Management in two years, Aaron took
advantage of NorthTec’s unique programme structure
which enabled him to gain the Bachelor in Applied Science
(Biodiversity Management) in a further year - a Unitec
qualification delivered by NorthTec.
He said: “The best part of the course was getting out there
and being introduced to things I didn’t know existed. I’m
amazed at how many unique species New Zealand has and
how endangered they are. The tutors are really invested in
your success and their knowledge is practical because they
are out there in the field.”
Aaron took up all the research opportunities available to
him. In the course of his studies he was able to travel
to Borneo and write a paper on the rainforest; complete
post-release monitoring of saddleback birds in the Bay of
Islands, and present on the subject at the NZ Ecological
Society conference in Christchurch; and work under contract
for Northland Regional Council, carrying out biological and
water quality monitoring and surveying fish migration.
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Priority 6:
Growing
international
linkages
PRIORITY 6
Growing international linkages
NorthTec became the first international education provider
in New Zealand to gain approval as an official Pearson
Test of English (PTE) Academic test centre. PTE Academic
is the world’s leading computer-based test of English for
study abroad and immigration. It is used by universities,
colleges and governments across the globe to prove English
ability for university and college admissions, or as part of
a visa application. The key benefits of PTE Academic are its
acceptance worldwide; its fast results, typically delivered
within five business days; and the flexible test dates and
times. The NorthTec test centre will be officially opened in
early 2016 and anticipates testing over 500 candidates in
2016.
NorthTec developed and delivered a three-week teacher
training programme for 22 teachers from Guangdong
Industry Polytechnic (GDIP). This is a government school
which received funding from the Chinese government to
take part in the training. The programme was based on
New Zealand tertiary education principles of pedagogy,
assessment, e-learning and English. As a result of the
success of the programme, NorthTec will be hosting a GDIP
automotive tutor for 12 months in 2016.
NorthTec is working with three partnership schools in
Guangzhou, Wuxi and Zhuhai to ensure students arrive with
a higher level of English into programmes at NorthTec, by
offering international classes. In 2015 this has meant an
English tutor visiting and teaching with partnership schools
and developing contextualised English teaching material in
the engineering, cookery and information systems areas.
NorthTec currently has 20 active partnership schools
in China. We see our partnership schools as part of the
NorthTec whänau, with regular delegations visiting China
and New Zealand from the Academic and International
teams. A total of 36 new students from partnership schools
enrolled at NorthTec in 2015, with a further 33 enrolling for
the February intake in 2016.
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20
active school
PARTNERSHIPS
in China
526 EFTS (2015)
172 EFTS (2014)
206%
HEADCOUNT
116%
GRADUATE
profile
Upasana Dahal Kandel: Business
“NorthTec is really the best choice for overseas students.
NorthTec offers a wide range of courses, with expert tutors
from around the world. Besides that, it provides a safe
learning and living environment at affordable prices.
“For example, we have subjects like business, nursing,
leadership development, industry project, accounting and
many more that help us to build our careers in the business
sector. We even learn about how we can run our own
businesses.
“We can also use the knowledge of hospitality to understand
customer’s needs and what makes them feel happy. Another
great thing is that we can develop our communication
skills and maintain friendly relationships with people from
different countries.
“These are some of the reasons that I would recommend
NorthTec to my friends; not only to secure a bright future,
but to build a professional career.”
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Arun Baby - Graduate,
Graduate Diploma in Project
Management
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Priority 6:
Growing
international
linkages
GRADUATE
profiles
Priority 6: Growing international linkages
Arun Baby - Graduate, Graduate Diploma in Project Management
Arun, who was a business development manager in
his native India, was looking for a university-level
business qualification that was globally transferrable.
After graduation, Arun secured a job as an ICT sales
representative, working for a company which is contracted
to national telecommunications provider, Spark.
He said: “I worked as a business development manager
in India for four years, so the Graduate Diploma in Project
Management at NorthTec was the best choice for me to
reach my goals. I didn’t realise from looking at NorthTec’s
website just how small and personal the campus was.
In India I studied with 15,000 other students and we had
120 people in our lecture room. Here we have 15 to 25
people in our class and after a week all of the tutors knew
my name! They are so accessible.”
He said: “I also experienced a big cultural difference at
NorthTec. In India people are very competitive and you
have to think of yourself first to get ahead; here people
work together. Local people want to help, just to genuinely
help you. I had to learn to accept this and now I pass that
attitude on.”
Jieliang Ren: International Graduate, National Diploma in Architectural
Technology
Jieling Ren, who uses the name “Leon” in New Zealand, came from China two and half years ago. He graduated
with a National Diploma in Architecture Technology in 2015, and, thanks to a recommendation from his
“awesome” tutor, had a job lined up before he even completed the programme. He is now working in New Zealand
for the major construction company, Donovan Group.
Leon said: “Architectural Technology is a very cool programme, which helps you turn your dream into reality.
Design it, and build it! What an exciting thing it is! My aim is to become a famous architect and design energysaving buildings for the whole world. The best thing is I’m working on it and approaching my dream step by step.”
He has really enjoyed the time he’s spent in New Zealand and has taken full advantage of his spare time, seeing
as much of the country as he can. “New Zealand is an amazing country with beautiful landscapes: beaches,
forests, lakes, snow mountains, you name it and you can find it here.
“I’ve been lots of places and also experienced sky diving, surfing, hiking, snowboarding and other exciting outdoor
activities. I met lots of people from different countries and learnt worldwide cultures on the way of travelling,
which broadened my horizon and enriched my life.
“Studying in NorthTec is the most important decision I’ve ever made.”
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2015
Financial
Reporting
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Audit
REPORT
Independent Auditor’s Report
To the readers of Northland Polytechnic’s
financial statements and statement of service performance
for the year ended 31 December 2015
The Auditor-General is the auditor of Northland Polytechnic (the Polytechnic). The
Auditor-General has appointed me, Leon Pieterse, using the staff and resources of Audit
New Zealand, to carry out the audit of the financial statements and the statement of service
performance of the Polytechnic on her behalf.
Opinion on the financial statements and the statement of service performance
We have audited:
•
the financial statements of the Polytechnic on pages 60 to 89, that comprise the
statement of financial position as at 31 December 2015, the statement of
comprehensive revenue and expense, statement of changes in equity and statement of
cash flows for the year ended on that date and the notes to the financial statements
that include accounting policies and other explanatory information; and
•
the statement of service performance of the Polytechnic included in pages 27 to 53.
In our opinion:
•
the financial statements of the Polytechnic:
!
present fairly, in all material respects:
•
•
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•
its financial position as at 31 December 2015; and
its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended;
and
comply with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand and
have been prepared in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Reporting
Standards; and
the statement of service performance presents fairly, in all material respects, the
Polytechnic’s performance measured against the proposed outcomes described in the
investment plan for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Our audit was completed on 29 April 2016. This is the date at which our opinion is expressed.
The basis of our opinion is explained below. In addition, we outline the responsibilities of the
Council and our responsibilities, and explain our independence.
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Basis of opinion
We carried out our audit in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing Standards, which
incorporate the International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and carry out our audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and the statement of service
performance are free from material misstatement.
Material misstatements are differences or omissions of amounts and disclosures that, in our
judgement, are likely to influence readers’ overall understanding of the financial statements
and the statement of service performance. If we had found material misstatements that were
not corrected, we would have referred to them in our opinion.
An audit involves carrying out procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements and the statement of service performance. The
procedures selected depend on our judgement, including our assessment of risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements and the statement of service performance, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to
the preparation of the Polytechnic’s financial statements and statement of service performance
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Polytechnic’s internal control.
An audit also involves evaluating:
•
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and whether they have been
consistently applied;
•
the reasonableness of the significant accounting estimates and judgements made by
the Council;
•
the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements and the statement of
service performance; and
•
the overall presentation of the financial statements and the statement of service
performance.
We did not examine every transaction, nor do we guarantee complete accuracy of the
financial statements and the statement of service performance. Also, we did not evaluate the
security and controls over the electronic publication of the financial statements and the
statement of service performance.
We believe we have obtained sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis
for our audit opinion.
Responsibilities of the Council
The Council is responsible for preparing financial statements that comply with generally
accepted accounting practice in New Zealand and Public Benefit Entity Reporting Standards
and present fairly the Polytechnic’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
The Council is also responsible for preparing a statement of service performance that presents
fairly the Polytechnic’s service performance measured against the proposed outcomes
described in its investment plan.
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The Council’s responsibilities arise from the Crown Entities Act 2004 and the Education
Act 1989.
The Council is also responsible for such internal control as it determines is necessary to enable
the preparation of financial statements and statement of service performance that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Council is also responsible for
the publication of the financial statements and the statement of service performance, whether
in printed or electronic form.
Responsibilities of the Auditor
We are responsible for expressing an independent opinion on the financial statements and the
statement of service performance and reporting that opinion to you based on our audit. Our
responsibility arises from the Public Audit Act 2001.
Independence
When carrying out the audit, we followed the independence requirements of the
Auditor-General, which incorporate the independence requirements of the External Reporting
Board.
Other than the audit, we have no relationship with or interests in the Polytechnic.
Leon Pieterse
Audit New Zealand
On behalf of the Auditor-General
Auckland, New Zealand
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Statement of
RESPONSIBILITY
For the year ended 31 December 2015
In terms of the Education Act 1989 and
the Crown Entities Act 2004, Council and
Management certify that:
1
2
3
We have been responsible for the preparation of these financial statements
and the statements of service performance for Northland Polytechnic and the
judgements used therein.
We have been responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control
designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial
and non-financial information.
We are of the opinion that these financial statements and the statements of service
performance fairly reflect the financial position of Northland Polytechnic as
at 31 December 2015 and the results of the operations for the year ended
31 December 2015.
Vern Dark
Paul Binney
Council Chairperson
Chief Executive
29th April 2016
29th April 2016
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FINANCIAL
Statements and Notes
Statement of comprehensive revenue and expense for the year ended 31 December 2015
Revenue
Actual
Budget
Actual
2015
2015
2014
$000
$000
$000
26,685
Note
Government grants
3
27,536
26,998
Tuition fees
3
13,579
12,814
8,809
Other revenue
3
1,648
1,723
1,754
42,763
41,535
37,248
25,179
24,957
23,242
Total revenue
Expenses
Personnel costs
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Other expenses
4
10, 11
5
Total expenses
Surplus/(deficit)
2,774
2,841
2,712
13,897
13,510
11,729
41,850
41,308
37,683
913
227
(435)
Other comprehensive revenue and expense
Transfer to reserves
15
-
-
(16)
Property revaluations
15
-
-
84
-
-
68
913
227
(367)
Total other comprehensive revenue and expense
Total comprehensive revenue and expense
Explanations of major variations against budget are provided in note 23.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2015
Assets
Actual
Budget
Actual
2015
2015
2014
$000
$000
$000
Note
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
6
3,735
14,563
1,709
Receivables
7
793
903
763
Other financial assets
8
11,563
-
11,263
Inventories
9
40
32
29
391
209
363
16,522
15,707
14,126
Prepayments
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
10
37,934
37,482
38,209
Intangible assets
11
629
724
648
Total non-current assets
38,563
38,206
38,857
Total assets
55,085
53,913
52,983
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Payables
12
2,275
3,231
2,583
Deferred Revenue
13
3,644
2,221
2,205
Employee entitlements
14
1,210
1,218
1,143
7,129
6,670
5,931
9
-
18
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
14
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
9
-
18
7,138
6,670
5,949
47,947
47,243
47,034
Equity
General funds
15
31,182
30,494
30,269
Property revaluation reserves
15
16,684
16,684
16,684
Restricted reserves
15
81
65
81
47,947
47,243
47,034
Total equity
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Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2015
Note
Balance at 1 January
Total comprehensive income
Balance at 31 December
15
Actual
2015
$000
Budget
2015
$000
Actual
2014
$000
47,034
47,034
47,385
-
(16)
16
913
225
(367)
47,947
47,243
47,034
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2015
Note
Actual
2015
$000
Budget
2015
$000
Actual
2014
$000
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from Government grants
27,536
26,998
27,291
Receipts from Tuition fees
14,173
12,452
9,962
654
550
587
43
-
-
1,648
1,723
1,543
Payments to employees
(25,122)
(24,900)
(23,200)
Payments to suppliers
(14,143)
(12,736)
(11,619)
Interest revenue received
Dividends received
Receipts from other revenue
Goods and services tax (net)
Net cash flow from operating activities
19
(305)
35
4,808
3,782
4,599
Cash flows from investing activities
Receipts from sale of property, plant and equipment
-
-
30
Application of student hardship funds
-
-
(3)
(2,318)
(2,190)
(1,829)
(163)
-
(11,263)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of intangible assets
(11,563)
-
Receipts from sale/maturity of investments
11,263
9,750
2,562
Net cash flow from investing activities
(2,782)
7,560
(10,503)
Purchase of investments
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
2,027
11,342
(5,904)
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of the year
1,709
1,709
7,612
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the year
3,735
13,051
1,709
Explanations of major variations against budget are provided in note 23.
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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2015 (continued)
Reconciliation of net surplus (deficit) to the net cash flow from operating activities
Actual
2015
Budget
2015
$000
Actual
2014
$000
227
(435)
2,774
2,841
2,712
(9)
-
7
2,765
2,841
2,719
$000
Surplus/(deficit)
913
Add/(less) non-cash items
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Increase/(decrease) in non-current employee entitlements
Total non-cash items
Add/(less) items classified as investing or financing activities
(Gains)/losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment
1
-
21
Student Hardship Funds
-
-
(1)
Total items classified as investing or financing activities
1
-
20
(Increase)/decrease in receivables
(30)
(140)
(255)
(Increase)/decrease in inventories
(11)
(3)
20
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments
(28)
154
(54)
Increase/(decrease) in payables
(308)
646
870
Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue
1,439
-
1,677
Add/(less) movements in working capital items
67
57
37
Net movement in working capital items
1,129
714
2,295
Net cash flow from operating activities
4,808
3,782
4,599
Increase/(decrease) in current employee entitlements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015
1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REPORTING ENTITY
Northland Polytechnic, trading as NorthTec, is a TEI that
is domiciled and operates in New Zealand. The relevant
legislation governing NorthTec’s operations includes the
Crown Entities Act 2004 and the Education Act 1989.
NorthTec provides educational and research services for
the benefit of the community. It does not operate to make a
financial return.
NorthTec has designated itself a public benefit entity (PBE)
for financial reporting purposes.
The financial statements of NorthTec are for the year
ended 31 December 2015. The financial statements were
authorised for issue by the Council on 29th April 2016.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
The financial statements have been prepared on a going
concern basis, and the accounting policies have been
applied consistently throughout the period.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements of NorthTec have been prepared
in accordance with the requirements of the Crown Entities
Act 2004 and the Education Act 1989, which include
the requirement to comply with New Zealand generally
accepted accounting practice (NZ GAAP).
The financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with Tier 1 PBE accounting standards.
These financial statements comply with PBE accounting
standards.
These financial statements are the first financial
statements presented in accordance with the new PBE
accounting standards. The material adjustments arising
on transition to the new PBE accounting standards are
explained in note 24.
Presentation currency and rounding
The financial statements are presented in New Zealand
dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand
($000).
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Standards issued and not yet effective and not
early adopted
Not-for-profit enhancements
In May 2013, the External Reporting Board issued a new
suite of PBE accounting standards for application by
public sector entities for reporting periods beginning on or
after 1 July 2014. NorthTec has applied these standards in
preparing the 31 December 2015 financial statements.
In October 2014, the PBE suite of accounting standards
was updated to incorporate requirements and guidance for
the not-for-profit sector. These updated standards apply
to PBEs with reporting periods beginning on or after 1
April 2015. NorthTec will apply these updated standards in
preparing its 31 December 2016 financial statements and
it expects there will be minimal or no change in applying
these updated accounting standards.
Disclosure initiative
Presentation of Financial Statements has recently been
updated to address perceived impediments to preparers
exercising their judgements in preparing financial
statements.
These amendments apply to NorthTec in preparing the 31
December 2016 financial statements. NorthTec will be
considering these amendments and relooking at how its
financial statements are presented in preparing the 31
December 2016 financial statements.
Other amendments
While there are other amendments issued and not yet
effective, NorthTec does not consider these to be relevant
and therefore no information has been disclosed about
these amendments.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of consolidation
Group financial statements are prepared by adding
together like items of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue,
expenses and cash flows on a line-by-line basis. All
significant balances, transactions, revenue and expenses
are eliminated in full on consolidation.
Subsidiaries
NorthTec consolidates in the group financial statements
all entities where NorthTec has the capacity to control
the financing and operating policies of an entity so as
to obtain benefits from the activities of the entity. This
power exists where NorthTec controls the majority voting
power on the governing body, or where such policies have
been irreversibly predetermined by NorthTec, or where
the determination of such policies is unable to materially
impact the level of potential ownership benefits that arise
from the activities of the subsidiary.
NorthTec will recognise goodwill where there is an excess
of the consideration transferred over the net identifiable
assets acquired and liabilities assumed. This difference
reflects the goodwill to be recognised by NorthTec. If the
consideration transferred is lower than the net fair value
of NorthTec’s interest in the identifiable assets acquired
and liabilities assumed, the difference will be recognised
immediately in the surplus or deficit.
Investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost in
NorthTec’s financial statements. NorthTec currently does
not have any subsidiaries.
Investments in associates are carried at cost in NorthTec’s
parent entity financial statements.
Investments in jointly controlled entities are carried at cost
in NorthTec’s parent entity financial statements.
Revenue
Revenue is measured at fair value.
The specific accounting policies for significant revenue
items are explained below:
SAC funding
SAC funding is NorthTec’s main source of operational
funding from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
NorthTec considers SAC funding to be non-exchange
and recognises SAC funding as revenue when the course
withdrawal date has passed, based on the number of
eligible students enrolled in the course at that date and
the value of the course.
Student tuition fees
Domestic student tuition fees are subsidised by
government funding and are considered non-exchange.
Revenue is recognised when the course withdrawal date
has passed, which is when a student is no longer entitled
to a refund for withdrawing from the course.
International student tuition fees are accounted for as
exchange transactions and recognised as revenue on a
course percentage of completion basis. The percentage
of completion is measured by reference to the days of the
course completed as a proportion of the total course days.
Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF)
NorthTec considers PBRF funding to be non-exchange
in nature. PBRF funding is specifically identified by
the TEC as being for a funding period as required by
section 159YA of the Education Act 1989. NorthTec
recognises its confirmed allocation of PBRF funding at
the commencement of the specified funding period, which
is the same as NorthTec’s financial year. PBRF revenue
is measured based on NorthTec’s funding entitlement
adjusted for any expected adjustments as part of the final
wash-up process. Indicative funding for future periods is
not recognised until confirmed for that future period.
Other grants received
Other grants are recognised as revenue when they become
receivable unless there is an obligation in substance to
return the funds if conditions of the grant are not met.
If there is such an obligation, the grants are initially
recorded as grants received in advance when received and
recognised as revenue when the conditions of the grant are
satisfied.
Donations, bequests and pledges
Donations and bequests are recognised as revenue when
the right to receive the fund or asset has been established,
unless there is an obligation in substance to return the
funds if conditions of the donation or bequest are not met.
If there is such an obligation, they are initially recorded
as revenue in advance when received, and recognised as
revenue when the conditions are satisfied. Pledges are not
recognised as assets or revenue until the pledged item is
received.
Sales of goods
Revenue from sales of goods is recognised when the
product is sold to the customer.
Interest
Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest
method.
Scholarships
Scholarships awarded by NorthTec that reduce the amount
of tuition fees payable by the student are accounted for
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as an expense and not offset against student tuition fees
revenue.
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies, are recognised in the surplus or deficit.
Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs are recognised as an expense in the
financial year in which they are incurred.
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand,
deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months
or less and bank overdrafts.
Leases
Finance leases
A finance lease is a lease that transfers to the lessee
substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to
ownership of an asset, whether or not title is eventually
transferred.
At the start of the lease term, finance leases are
recognised as assets and liabilities in the statement
of financial position at the lower of the fair value of the
leased item and the present value of the minimum lease
payments.
The finance charge is charged to the surplus or deficit over
the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate
of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
The amount recognised as an asset is depreciated over its
useful life. If there is no certainty as to whether NorthTec
will obtain ownership at the end of the lease term, the
asset is fully depreciated over the shorter of the lease term
and its useful life.
Operating leases
An operating lease is a lease that does not transfer
substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to
ownership of an asset.
Lease payments under an operating lease are recognised
as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Lease incentives received are recognised in the surplus or
deficit over the lease term as an integral part of the total
lease expense.
Foreign currency transactions
Foreign currency transactions (including those for
which forward foreign exchange contracts are held)
are translated into New Zealand dollars (the functional
currency) using the spot exchange rate prevailing at the
date of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and
losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions
and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of
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Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current
liabilities in the statement of financial position.
Receivables
Receivables are recorded at their face value, less any
provision for impairment.
Other financial assets
Financial assets are initially recognised at fair value plus
transaction costs unless they are carried at fair value
through surplus or deficit, in which case the transaction
costs are recognised in the surplus or deficit.
Purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised
on trade-date, the date on which NorthTec commits
to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are
derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from
the financial assets have expired or have been transferred
and NorthTec has transferred substantially all the risks
and rewards of ownership.
Financial assets are classified into the following categories
for the purposes of measurement:
• fair value through surplus or deficit
• loans and receivables
• fair value through other comprehensive revenue and
expense.
The classification of a financial asset depends on the
purpose for which the instrument was acquired.
Financial assets at fair value through surplus or deficit
Financial assets at fair value through surplus or deficit
include financial assets held for trading. A financial asset
is classified in this category if acquired principally for
the purpose of selling in the short-term or is part of a
portfolio that are managed together and for which there is
evidence of short-term profit-taking. Derivatives are also
categorised as held for trading.
Financial assets acquired principally for the purpose of
selling in the short-term or part of a portfolio classified as
held for trading, are classified as a current asset.
After initial recognition, financial assets in this category
are measured at their fair values with gains or losses on
remeasurement recognised in the surplus or deficit.
Loans and receivables (including cash and cash
equivalents and other receivables)
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets
with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted
in an active market. They are included in current assets,
except for maturities greater than 12 months after the
balance date, which are included in non-current assets.
After initial recognition, loans and receivables are
measured at amortised cost using the effective interest
method, less any provision for impairment. Gains and
losses when the asset is impaired or derecognised are
recognised in the surplus or deficit.
Loans and receivables (including cash and cash
equivalents and other receivables)
Impairment of a loan or a receivable is established when
there is objective evidence that NorthTec will not be able
to collect amounts due according to the original terms
of the loan or receivable. Significant financial difficulties
of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter into
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or liquidation, and
default in payments, are considered to be indicators that
the asset is impaired. The amount of the impairment
is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount
and the present value of estimated future cash flows,
discounted using the original effective interest rate. The
carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use
of an allowance account, and the amount of the loss is
recognised in the surplus or deficit. When the receivable
is uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance
account. Overdue receivables that have been renegotiated
are reclassified as current (that is, not past due).
Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive revenue and expense
comprehensive revenue and expense, are those that are
designated as fair value through other comprehensive
revenue and expense or are not classified in any of the
other categories above. They are included in non-current
assets unless management intends to realise the
investment within 12 months of balance date. NorthTec
designates in this category:
comprehensive revenue and expense
For equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline
in the fair value of the investment below its cost is
considered to be objective evidence of impairment.
• investments that it intends to hold long-term but
which may be realised before maturity; and
• shareholdings that it holds for strategic purposes.
After initial recognition, these investments are measured
at their fair value, with gains and losses recognised in
other comprehensive revenue and expense, except for
impairment losses, which are recognised in the surplus
or deficit.
If impairment evidence exists for investments at fair
value through other comprehensive revenue and expense,
the cumulative loss (measured as the difference between
the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less
any impairment loss on that financial asset previously
recognised in the surplus or deficit) recognised in other
comprehensive revenue and expense, is reclassified from
equity to the surplus or deficit.
On derecognition, the cumulative gain or loss previously
recognised in other comprehensive revenue and expense
is reclassified from equity to the surplus or deficit.
Equity instrument impairment losses recognised in the
surplus or deficit are not reversed through the surplus or
deficit.
Impairment of financial assets
If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of a debt
instrument increases and the increase can be objectively
related to an event occurring after the impairment loss
was recognised, the impairment loss is reversed in the
surplus or deficit.
Financial assets are assessed for evidence of impairment
at each balance date. Impairment losses are recognised
in the surplus or deficit.
For debt investments, significant financial difficulties
of the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter into
receivership or liquidation, and default in payments, are
considered to be objective indicators that the asset is
impaired.
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Inventories
Inventories held for distribution or consumption in the
provision of services that are not supplied on a commercial
basis are measured at cost (using the FIFO method),
adjusted, when applicable, for any loss of service potential.
Inventories acquired through non-exchange transactions
are measured at fair value at the date of acquisition.
Inventories held for use in the production of goods and
services on a commercial basis are valued at the lower of
cost (using the FIFO method) and net realisable value.
The amount of any write-down for the loss of service
potential or from cost to net realisable value is recognised
in the surplus or deficit in the year of the write-down.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following
asset classes: land, buildings, leasehold improvements,
computer hardware, furniture and fittings, electronic
equipment motor vehicles, library collection and art
collections.
Land is measured at fair value, and buildings are
measured at fair value less accumulated depreciation and
impairment losses. All other asset classes are measured
at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment
losses.
Additions
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment
is recognised as an asset if it is probable that future
economic benefits or service potential associated with the
item will flow to NorthTec and the cost of the item can be
measured reliably.
Work in progress is recognised at cost less impairment and
is not depreciated.
The costs of day-to-day servicing of property, plant and
equipment are recognised in the surplus or deficit as they
are incurred.
In most instances, an item of property, plant and
equipment is initially recognised at its cost. Where an
asset is acquired at no cost, or for a nominal cost, it is
recognised at fair value as at the date of acquisition.
Disposals
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by
comparing the disposal proceeds with the carrying amount
of the asset. Gains and losses on disposals are reported
net in the surplus or deficit. When revalued assets are sold,
the amounts included in property revaluation reserves in
respect of those assets are transferred to general funds.
The carrying values of revalued assets are assessed
annually to ensure that they do not differ materially from
fair value. If there is evidence supporting a material
difference, then the off-cycle asset classes are revalued.
Depreciation
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis on
all property, plant and equipment other than land and
art collections, at rates that will write off the cost (or
valuation) of the assets to their estimated residual values
over their useful lives. Art collections are not depreciated
because they are maintained such that they have indefinite
or sufficiently long useful lives that any depreciation is
considered to be negligible.
Revaluations of property, plant and equipment are
accounted for on a class-of-asset basis.
The useful lives and associated depreciation rates of major
classes of assets have been estimated as follows:
The net revaluation results are credited or debited to
other comprehensive revenue and expense and are
accumulated to an asset revaluation reserve in equity for
that class-of-asset. Where this would result in a debit
balance in the asset revaluation reserve, this balance
is not recognised in other comprehensive revenue and
expense but is recognised in the surplus or deficit. Any
subsequent increase on revaluation that reverses a
previous decrease in value recognised in the surplus or
deficit, will be recognised first in the surplus or deficit up
Buildings 1% to 5%
Leasehold improvements
Life of lease
Furniture and fittings
10%
Electronic equipment
25%
Computer hardware
25%
Motor vehicles 20%
Library collection 10%
Revaluation
Land and buildings are revalued with sufficient regularity
to ensure that their carrying amount does not differ
materially from fair value, and at least every three years.
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to the amount previously expensed, and then recognised in
other comprehensive revenue and expense.
Art collection
Plant and tools
Nil
10%
Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter
of the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated
remaining useful lives of the improvements.
The residual value and useful life of an asset is reviewed,
and adjusted if applicable, at each financial year end.
Intangible assets
Software acquisition and development
Acquired computer software licences are capitalised on
the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use
the specific software.
Costs that are directly associated with the development of
software for internal use, are recognised as an intangible
asset. Direct costs include the software development
employee related costs and an appropriate portion of
relevant overheads.
Staff training costs are recognised as an expense when
incurred.
Costs associated with maintaining computer software are
recognised as an expense when incurred.
Course development costs
Costs that are directly associated with the development of
new educational courses are recognised as an intangible
asset to the extent that such costs are expected to be
recovered. The development costs primarily consist of
employee costs.
Intellectual property development
Research costs are expensed as incurred in the surplus
or deficit.
Development costs that are directly attributable to the
design, construction and testing of pre-production or preuse prototypes and models associated with intellectual
property development, are recognised as an intangible
asset if all the following can be demonstrated:
• It is technically feasible to complete the product so
that it will be available for use or sale.
• Management intends to complete the product and use
or sell it.
• There is an ability to use or sell the product.
• It can be demonstrated how the product will generate
probable future economic benefits.
• Adequate technical, financial and other resources to
complete the development and to use or sell the
product are available.
• The expenditure attributable to the product during its
development can be reliably measured.
Other development expenses that do not meet these
criteria are recognised as an expense as incurred in
the surplus or deficit. Development costs previously
recognised as an expense cannot be subsequently
recognised as an asset.
Amortisation
The carrying value of an intangible asset with a finite life
is amortised on a straight-line basis over its useful life.
Amortisation begins when the asset is available for use
and ceases at the date that the asset is derecognised.
The amortisation charge for each period is recognised in
the surplus or deficit.
The useful lives and associated amortisation rates of
major classes of intangible assets have been estimated
as follows:
Computer software Finite – 5 years
Course development costs Finite – 5 years
Teaching licences
Finite – 5 years
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets
Intangible assets subsequently measured at cost that
have an indefinite useful life, or are not yet available
for use, are not subject to amortisation and are tested
annually for impairment.
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
subsequently measured at cost, that have a finite useful
life, are reviewed for impairment at each balance date
and whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which
the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable
amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an
asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
If an asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable
amount, the asset is considered to be impaired and
the carrying amount is written down to the recoverable
amount. The impairment loss is recognised in the surplus
or deficit.
Value in use for non-cash-generating assets
Non-cash-generating assets are those assets that are not
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held with the primary objective of generating a commercial
return.
For non-cash generating assets, value in use is determined
using an approach based on either a depreciated
replacement cost approach, restoration cost approach, or
a service units approach. The most appropriate approach
used to measure value in use depends on the nature of the
impairment and availability of information.
Value in use for cash-generating assets
Cash-generating assets are those assets that are held with
the primary objective of generating a commercial return.
The value in use for cash-generating assets and cashgenerating units is the present value of expected future
cash flows.
Payables
Short-term creditors and other short-term payables are
recorded at their face value.
Borrowings
Borrowings are initially recognised at their fair value net
of transaction costs incurred. After initial recognition,
all borrowings are measured at amortised cost using the
effective interest method.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless
NorthTec has an unconditional right to defer settlement of
the liability for at least 12 months after the balance date.
Short-term employee entitlements
Employee benefits that are due to be settled within 12
months after the end of the year in which the employee
renders the related service are measured at nominal values
based on accrued entitlements at current rates of pay.
These include salaries and wages accrued up to balance
date, annual leave earned to, but not yet taken, at balance
date, and sick leave.
A liability for sick leave is recognised to the extent that
absences in the coming year are expected to be greater
than the sick leave entitlements earned in the coming year.
The amount is calculated based on the unused sick leave
entitlement that can be carried forward at balance date
to the extent it will be used by staff to cover those future
absences.
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A liability and an expense are recognised for bonuses
where there is a contractual obligation or where there is a
past practice that has created a constructive obligation.
Long-term employee entitlements
Employee benefits that are due to be settled beyond 12
months after the end of the year in which the employee
renders the related service, such as long service leave,
have been calculated based on:
• likely future entitlements accruing to staff, based on
years of service, years to entitlement, the likelihood that
staff will reach the point of entitlement, and contractual
entitlement information.
Superannuation schemes
Defined contribution schemes
Employer contributions to KiwiSaver, the Government
Superannuation Fund, and other defined contribution
superannuation schemes are accounted for as defined
contribution schemes and are recognised as an expense in
the surplus or deficit when incurred.
Equity
Equity is measured as the difference between total assets
and total liabilities. Equity is disaggregated and classified
into the following components:
• General funds
• Property revaluation reserves
• Restricted reserves.
These reserves relate to the revaluation of land and
buildings to fair value.
Restricted reserves
Restricted reserves are a component of equity generally
representing a particular use to which various parts
of equity have been assigned. Reserves may be legally
restricted or created by NorthTec. Transfers from these
reserves may be made only for certain specified purposes
or when certain specified conditions are met.
Goods and services tax
All items in the financial statements are stated exclusive
of GST, except for receivables and payables, which are
presented on a GST-inclusive basis. Where GST is not
recoverable as input tax, it is recognised as part of the
related asset or expense.
The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to,
the IRD is included as part of receivables or payables in
the statement of financial position.
a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next
financial year are discussed below.
The net GST paid to, or received from, the IRD, including
the GST relating to investing and financing activities, is
classified as a net operating cash flow in the statement
of cash flows.
Property revaluations
Note 10 provides information about the estimates and
assumptions exercised in the measurement of revalued
land and buildings.
Commitments and contingencies are disclosed exclusive
of GST.
Critical judgements in applying accounting
policies
Income tax
Management has exercised the following critical
judgements in applying accounting policies for the year
ended 31 December 2015:
NorthTec is exempt from income tax. Accordingly, no
provision has been made for income tax.
Budget figures
The budget figures are those approved by the Council
at the start of the financial year. The budget figures
have been prepared in accordance with NZ GAAP, using
accounting policies that are consistent with those
adopted by the Council in preparing these financial
statements.
Cost allocation
The cost of service for each significant activity of
NorthTec has been derived using the cost allocation
system outlined below.
Direct costs are those costs directly attributable to a
significant activity. Indirect costs are those costs that
cannot be identified in an economically feasible manner
with a specific significant activity.
Crown-owned land and buildings
Property in the legal name of the Crown that is occupied
by NorthTec is recognised as an asset in the statement of
financial position. NorthTec consider that it has assumed
all the normal risks and rewards of ownership of this
property despite legal ownership not being transferred
and accordingly it would be misleading to exclude these
assets from the financial statements.
Distinction between revenue and capital contributions
Most Crown funding received is operational in nature
and is provided by the Crown under the authority of an
expense appropriation and is recognised as revenue.
Where funding is received from the Crown under the
authority of a capital appropriation, NorthTec accounts for
the funding as a capital contribution directly in equity.
Direct costs are charged directly to significant activities.
Indirect costs are charged to significant activities using
appropriate cost drivers such as actual usage, student
numbers, staff numbers and floor area.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
In preparing these financial statements, estimates and
assumptions have been made concerning the future.
These estimates and assumptions may differ from the
subsequent actual results. Estimates and assumptions
are continually evaluated and are based on historical
experience and other factors, including expectations or
future events that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. The estimates and assumptions that have
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2. SUMMARY COST OF SERVICES
Actual
2015
$000
Budget
2015
$000
Actual
2014
$000
Creative Industries and Languages
2,724
2,983
3,903
Foundation Learning
2,587
3,047
2,075
Health and Applied Sciences
8,002
7,663
7,824
Commerce
2,366
2,490
2,054
271
440
-
Primary Industries
6,436
5,686
7,283
Trades
8,705
7,722
7,083
Service Industries
3,164
3,418
1,991
Workplace safety
1,443
1,230
1,699
Other activities international
4,919
4,075
1,099
40,617
38,754
35,011
Revenue
Graham Lowe Academy
Total revenue from services
2,146
2,781
2,237
42,763
41,535
37,248
Expenses
Creative Industries and Languages
1,602
1,418
2,012
Foundation Learning
1,254
1,350
1,161
Health and Applied Sciences
3,194
3,202
3,364
Commerce
1,136
1,209
1,085
452
440
-
Primary Industries
3,344
3,242
3,589
Trades
4,379
4,152
3,628
Service Industries
2,207
2,173
1,254
Other revenue
Total revenue
Graham Lowe Academy
754
688
779
4,075
3,362
1,445
Total cost of services
22,397
21,236
18,317
Other costs
19,453
20,072
19,366
Total expenses
41,850
41,308
37,683
Workplace safety
Other activities international
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3. REVENUE
2015
$000
2014
$000
i) Government grants
Tertiary Education Commission
25,151
24,703
Performance-based research funding
100
95
Adult Community Education (ACE)
345
363
25,596
25,161
Other grants
264
208
Quest Rapuara (STAR)
575
366
Industry Training Organisations (ITO)
1,101
950
Total Other
1,940
1,524
27,536
26,685
Fees from domestic students
6,459
5,885
Fees from international students
7,120
2,924
13,579
8,809
Café revenue
392
298
Interest
654
587
Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding
Total Tertiary Education Commission
Other
Total Government grants
ii) Tuition fees
Total tuition fees
iii) Other revenue
43
-
Rent received
136
141
Other revenue
423
728
1,648
1,754
2015
2014
$000
$000
Academic salaries
13,264
12,093
General salaries and wages
11,021
10,244
Redundancies
245
374
Employer contributions to defined contribution scheme
542
487
Increase/(decrease) in employee entitlements
107
44
25,179
23,242
Dividends
Total other revenue
4. PERSONNEL COSTS
Total personnel costs
Employer contributions to defined contribution plans include contributions to KiwiSaver and the Government
Superannuation Fund.
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5. OTHER EXPENSES
2015
$000
2014
$000
110
107
11
6
34
-
Operating Lease Payments
1,407
1,351
Repairs and maintenance
468
434
Other occupancy costs
806
1,024
Information technology
648
602
Advertising and public relations
633
623
Insurance premiums
145
151
Consultants and legal fees
375
323
1,153
1,226
Fees to auditor
Fees to Audit New Zealand for audit of financial statements
Provision for fees and disbursements to Audit New Zealand including prior year
Fees to other audit firms for internal audits
Office costs
Travel and accommodation
411
354
Other course-related costs
6,614
4,705
Impairment of receivables
159
30
Council remuneration
116
132
1
21
PD/training
335
306
Other operating expenses
471
334
13,897
11,729
2015
$000
2014
$000
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
Total Other Expenses
6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
7
3
Call deposits
2,728
1,705
Term deposits with maturities less than 3 months at acquisition
1,000
-
Total cash and cash equivalents
3,735
1,709
Cash at bank and on hand
The carrying value of cash at bank, call deposits and term deposits with maturities less than four months
approximates their fair value.
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7. RECEIVABLES
2015
2014
$000
$000
Student fee receivables
831
640
(499)
(359)
332
281
Other
461
482
Total receivables
793
763
Student fee receivables
Less: provision for impairment
Net student fee receivables
Other receivables
Fair value
Student fees are due before a course begins or are due upon enrolment if the course has already begun. Student
fee receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally paid in full by the course start date, therefore, their
carrying value approximates their fair value. For courses that span more than one semester, domestic students
can arrange for fees to be paid in instalments.
Other receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally settled on 30-day terms, therefore, the carrying value
of other receivables approximates their fair value.
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7. RECEIVABLES (CONTINUED)
The ageing profile of student fee receivables at year end is detailed below:
Gross
2015
Impairment
Net
Gross
2014
Impairment
Net
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
4
-
4
1
-
1
Not past due
Past due 1–30 days
1
-
1
3
-
3
27
-
27
2
-
2
24
-
24
8
-
8
Past due over 90 days
Total
775
499
276
626
359
267
831
499
332
640
359
281
The ageing profile of other receivables at year end is detailed below:
2015
Not past due
2014
Gross
Impairment
Net
Gross
Impairment
Net
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
193
-
193
482
-
482
71
-
71
-
-
-
18
-
18
-
-
-
179
-
179
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
461
-
461
482
-
482
Past due over 90 days
Total
Due to the large number of student fee receivables, the impairment assessment is performed on a collective basis, based on an
analysis of past collection history and debt write-off. All receivables greater than 30 days in age are considered past due.
Movements in the provision for impairment of student fee receivables are as follows:
At 1 January
2015
2014
$000
$000
359
329
Additional provisions made during the year
140
30
At 31 December
499
359
NorthTec holds no collateral as security or other credit enhancements over receivables that are either past due or impaired.
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8. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
2015
2014
$000
$000
Term deposits with maturities greater than 3 months and remaining duration less than 12 months
11,563
11,263
Total current portion
11,563
11,263
Total other financial assets
11,563
11,263
2015
2014
$000
$000
37
24
Current portion
Fair value
Term deposits
The fair value of current term deposits is deemed to be the carrying value.
9. INVENTORIES
Inventories held for distribution
Materials and consumables
Commercial inventories
Student Café
Total inventories
3
5
40
29
No inventories are pledged as security for liabilities (2014: $nil). However, some inventories are subject to retention of title clauses.
Inventories held for distribution
There have been no write-downs of inventories held for distribution during the year (2014: $nil) and there have been no reversals of writedowns (2014: $nil).
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10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Movements for each class of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
Land
Buildings
Carrying
amount
1/01/2015
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation
charge
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
Accumulated
depreciation
Cost/ and impairment
Carrying
revaluation
charges at
Amount
31/12/2015
31/12/2015 31/12/2015
$000
$000
$000
5,109
-
5,109
-
-
-
5,109
-
5,109
26,144
1,026
25,118
327
-
1,039
26,470
2,065
24,406
4,811
1,132
3,679
-
-
204
4,811
1,336
3,475
Computer hardware
3,497
2,400
1,098
647
-
586
4,145
2,986
1,159
Computers (Leased)
1,397
1,397
-
-
-
-
1,397
1,397
-
1,268
1,019
249
166
-
156
1,433
1,175
258
-
-
-
27
27
1
(Leased)
27
27
-
1,771
1,299
471
82
-
94
1,852
1,393
459
Library collection
2,487
1,896
591
113
-
115
2,600
2,011
590
Art collection
10
-
10
490
-
-
500
-
500
Motor vehicles
748
383
366
185
-
116
892
468
424
Office equipment
Plant and equipment
Work in progress
Total
Land
Buildings
251
238
13
4
-
11
255
249
6
4,040
2,740
1,300
418
-
268
4,433
2,982
1,451
205
-
205
(109)
-
-
96
-
96
51,765
13,557
38,209
2,323
-
2,589
54,020
16,089
37,934
Cost/
valuation
1/01/2014
Accumulated
depreciation
and
impairment
charges
1/01/2014
$000
$000
Carrying
amount
1/01/2014 Reclassifications
$000
$000
Additions
Depreciation
charge
$000
$000
Accumulated
depreciation
Cost/ and impairment
Carrying
revaluation
charges at
Amount
31/12/2014
31/12/2014 31/12/2014
$000
$000
$000
5,165
-
5,165
(56)
-
-
5,109
-
5,109
26,152
31
26,121
(341)
341
989
26,144
1,026
25,118
4,452
921
3,531
351
1
204
4,811
1,132
3,679
Computer hardware
4,774
3,713
1,061
(1)
579
539
4,894
3,797
1,098
1,189
899
290
7
103
143
1,295
1,046
249
1,573
1,221
352
119
68
67
1,771
1,299
471
Library collection
2,392
1,776
616
-
95
120
2,487
1,896
591
Art collection
10
-
10
-
-
-
10
-
10
Motor vehicles
487
298
189
1
276
85
748
383
366
Office equipment
Plant and equipment
Work in progress
Total
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Cost/
valuation
1/01/2015
Accumulated
depreciation
and
impairment
charges
1/01/2015
250
205
45
-
1
33
251
238
13
3,640
2,410
1,230
191
269
380
4,040
2,740
1,300
867
-
867
(584)
(78)
-
205
-
205
50,951
11,474
39,477
(313)
1,655
2,560
51,765
13,557
38,209
10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)
Land
Buildings
2015
$000
2014
$000
2015
$000
2014
$000
NorthTec owned
2,619
2,619
19,287
19,433
Crown owned
2,490
2,490
8,594
9,364
Total
5,109
5,109
27,881
28,797
Valuation
Land
Non-specialised buildings (e.g. residential buildings) are valued
Land is valued at fair value using market based evidence based
at fair value using market based evidence. Market rents and
on its highest and best use with reference to comparable land
capitalisation rates were applied to reflect market value.
values. Adjustments have been made to the “unencumbered”
land value for campus land where there is a designation against
The most recent valuation of buildings was performed by an
the land, or the use of the land is restricted because of reserve
independent valuer TelferYoung (Northland) Limited, and the
or endowment status. These adjustments are intended to reflect
valuation of $27,017,510 is effective as at 31 December 2013.
the negative effect on the value of the land where an owner is
unable to use the land more intensely.
Restrictions on NorthTec’s ability to sell land would normally not
impair the value of the land because NorthTec has operational
use of the land for the foreseeable future and will subsequently
receive the full benefits of outright ownership.
Restrictions on title
Under the Education Act 1989, NorthTec is required to obtain
consent from the Ministry of Education to dispose or sell off
property where the value of the property exceeds an amount
determined by the Minister.
The most recent valuation of land is $3.76 million (excluding
Work in progress
site specifics) and was performed by a registered independent
The total amount of property, plant and equipment in the course
valuer, TelferYoung (Northland) Limited, and the valuation of
of construction is $95,659 (2014: $205,186). Work in progress
$3,760,000 is effective as at 31 December 2013.
by asset class is as follows:
Buildings
Specialised buildings (e.g. campuses) are valued at fair value
using depreciated replacement cost because no reliable market
data is available for buildings designed for education delivery
purposes.
Depreciated replacement cost is determined using a number of
significant assumptions. Significant assumptions include:
• The replacement asset is based on the reproduction cost of
the specific assets with adjustments where appropriate for
obsolescence due to over-design or surplus capacity.
• The replacement cost is derived from recent construction
contracts of similar assets and Property Institute of New
Zealand cost information.
• Estimating the remaining useful life of assets.
• Straight-line depreciation has been applied in determining
2015 2014
$000
$000
Building structures
47 65
Computers
29 -
5
3
Intangibles
-
4
Library
-
1
Art
-
117
Plant and equipment
15 15
Total
96 205
Leasing
The net carrying amount of computers and electronic equipment
(included within computer hardware) held under finances leases
is nil (2014: $nil).
the depreciated cost value of the asset.
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11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Movement for each class of intangible asset is as follows:
Software
Course
development
costs
Teaching
licences
Total
$000
$000
$000
$000
Cost
1,251
1,158
134
2,543
Accumulated amortised and impaired
1,098
663
133
1,894
153
495
1
649
138
9
16
163
70
110
2
182
221
394
15
630
Cost
1,388
1,167
150
2,705
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
1,098
843
135
2,076
290
324
15
629
1,057
767
134
1,958
976
631
133
1,740
81
136
1
218
Additions
193
391
-
584
Amortisation
122
32
-
154
Closing carrying amount
152
495
1
648
Cost
1,250
1,158
134
2,542
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
1,098
663
133
1,894
152
495
1
648
Balance at 1 January 2015
Opening carrying amount
Year ended 31 December 2015
Additions
Amortisation
Balance at 31 December 2015
Balance at 1 January 2014
Cost
Accumulated amortised and impairment
Opening carrying amount
Year ended 31 December 2014
Balance at 31 December 2014
There are no restrictions over the title of NorthTec’s intangible assets. No intangible assets are pledged as security for liabilities.
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12. PAYABLES
Payables under exchange transactions
Creditors
Accrued Expenses
Total payables under exchange transactions
Payables under non-exchange transactions
Taxes payable (e.g. GST, FBT and rates)
Total payable
2015
$000
2014
$000
747
1,306
1,664
698
2,053
2,362
222
221
2,275
2,583
Payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30-day terms, therefore, the carrying value of payables
approximates their fair value.
13. DEFERRED REVENUE
2015
$000
2014
$000
Tuition fees
Research funding
Other revenue received in advance
3,531
24
89
2,101
104
Total deferred revenue
3,644
2,205
Further information about deferred revenue items
Deferred revenue from tuition fees includes both liabilities recognised for domestic student fees received for which
the course withdrawal date has not yet passed, and for international student fees, which is based on the percentage
completion of the course.
Deferred revenue from research contracts includes both liabilities recognised for research funding with unsatisfied
conditions (non-exchange contracts) and liabilities for exchange research funding received in excess of costs incurred
to date on the required research.
During 2015, NorthTec received a grant from the Crown to undertake activities that ensure discussion and action with
NorthTec students, local community and whänau, that engender the active application of the E Tu Whänau values.
There are a number of conditions attached to this grant that require all or part of the grant to be repaid in the event
that the grant conditions are not met. At 31 December 2015 NorthTec had $24,214 of the grant still to spend.
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14. EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENTS
2015
$000
2014
$000
440
406
5
-
765
737
1,210
1,143
Long service leave
9
18
Total non-current portion
9
18
1,219
1,161
2015
$000
2014
$000
30,269
913
30,720
(16)
(435)
31,182
30,269
16,684
-
16,597
76
11
16,684
16,684
Restricted reserves
Transfer from surplus
Application of reserve funds
81
-
68
16
(3)
81
81
47,947
47,034
Current portion
Accrued pay
Long service leave
Annual leave
Total current portion
Non-current portion
Total employee entitlements
15. EQUITY
General funds
Transfer to reserve
Surplus/(deficit) for the year
Buildings net revaluation gains
Plant and Equipment net revaluation gains
Total equity
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16. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS AND OPERATING LEASES
2015
$000
2014
$000
Capital commitments
Computer hardware
Plant and equipment
85
14
61
50
11
Total
99
122
Capital commitments represent expenditure contracted for at balance date but not yet incurred.
Operating leases as lessor
NorthTec sub-leases a portion of the Raumanga Campus property to Te Wänanga o Aotearoa under an operating lease arrangement. The
lease has a total non-cancellable term of 144 months. The initial lease had a term of 3 years with 3 rights of renewal each for 3 years.
The sub-lease is currently half way through its first right of renewal period. The future aggregate minimum lease payments to be collected
under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
Not later than one year
2015
$000
2014
$000
114
114
Later than one year but not later than five years
456
456
Later than five years
285
399
Total non-cancellable operating leases
855
969
Operating leases as lessee
NorthTec leases property, plant and equipment in the normal course of business. The majority of these leases have a non-cancellable term
of 36 months. The long term lease on the Futures Trades Centre building runs for 10 years and is $605,992 per year with 3 years left on the
lease. Renewal options are available after the initial 10 years with 3 periods of 5 years each. The remaining renewal dates are 1 August
2018 and 1 August 2028, with rent to be reviewed to market on these dates. NorthTec is planning to implement these options when they
become available. Rent will be reviewed on the basis of the movement of the annual Consumer Price Index over the previous 5 years plus 1%
per annum on 1 August 2023. The future aggregate minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
2015
$000
2014
$000
958
1,158
Later than one year but not later than five years
3,070
2,305
Later than five years
8,106
-
12,134
3,463
Not later than one year
Total non-cancellable operating leases
Contingent Rent
NorthTec has a lease contract with Fuji Xerox New Zealand Limited for its printing devices with 2 years left on the lease. The pricing
structure is based on set contract rates for devices charged on monthly print volumes.
17. CONTINGENCIES
2015
2014
$000
$000
Contingent liabilities
Personal grievances
-
30
Total contingent liabilities
-
30
The personal grievance claim outstanding at 31 December 2014 has expired and there are none at 31 December 2015.
NorthTec has no contingent assets.
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18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related party disclosures have not been made for transactions with related parties that are within a normal supplier or client/recipient
relationship on terms and conditions no more or less favourable than those that are reasonable to expect that NorthTec would have
adopted in dealing with the party at arm’s length in the same circumstances. Further, transactions with Government agencies (for
example, Government departments and Crown entities) are not disclosed as related party transactions when they are consistent with
the normal operating arrangements with TEIs and undertaken on the normal terms and conditions for such transactions.
Key management personnel compensation
2015
$000
2014
$000
7.4
8
116
132
11.8
11
1,647
1,458
19.2
19
1,763
1,590
Council members
Full-time equivalent members
Remuneration
Executive Management Team, including the Chief Executive
Remuneration
Total key management personnel compensation
The full-time equivalent for Council members has been determined based on the frequency and length of Council meetings and the
estimated time for members to prepare for meetings.
NorthTec has a 25% share ($0 fair value) in Motortrain as at 31 December 2015. Motortrain is jointly an Associate of the Wellington Institute
of Technology, Waikato Institute of Technology, NorthTec and Southern Institute of Technology. There have been no transactions in 2015
(2014: $nil).
NorthTec has one share at $2.00 fair value in Artena Society Limited (formerly A-Plus Society). 2015 expenses of $153,344 (2014: $155,156)
were paid to Student Management Software Solutions (related to A-Plus Society). $50,000 dividend income was received in 2015 (2014:
$nil). There were no accounts payable or accounts receivable balances at year end.
19. REMUNERATION
Vern Dark
Erima Henare
Clare Davies-Colley
Warren Moyes
Anna Cassells-Brown
Brian Roberts
Jane Hindle
John Mote
Karleen Everitt
Chairperson
Deputy Chairperson (until June 2015)
Appointed January 2015
Sue Cullen
Resigned May 2014
Resigned December 2014
Total Councillors’ remuneration
No Councillors received compensation or other benefits in relation to cessation (2014: $nil)
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2015
$000
2014
$000
29
8
14
10
14
1
14
14
11
29
18
14
14
14
14
14
8
-
-
7
116
132
20. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE
There were no events subsequent to balance date that require disclosure in these financial statements (2014: $nil).
21. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
21A. Financial instruments categories
The accounting policies for financial instruments have been applied to the items below:
2015
2014
$000
$000
3,735
793
1,709
763
Other financial assets:
Term deposits
11,563
11,263
Total loans and receivables
16,091
13,734
2,275
2,583
Loans and Receivables
Receivables
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Payables
21B. Financial instruments risk
NorthTec’s activities expose it to a variety of financial instrument risks, including market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.
NorthTec has a series of policies to manage the risks associated with financial instruments. It is risk averse and seeks to
minimise exposure from its treasury activities. These policies do not allow any transactions which are speculative in nature
to be entered into.
Market risk
Fair value interest rate risk
Fair value interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market
interest rates. Borrowings and investments issued at fixed rates of interest create exposure to fair value interest rate risk.
NorthTec does not actively manage its exposure to fair value interest rate risk.
Cash flow interest rate risk
Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that the cash flows from a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in
market interest rates. Borrowings and investments issued at variable interest rates create exposure to cash flow interest
rate risk.
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21B. Financial instruments risk (continued)
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a third party will default on its obligation to NorthTec, causing it to incur a loss. Due to the timing of its cash
inflows and outflows, surplus cash is invested into term deposits, which give rise to credit risk.
In the normal course of business, NorthTec is exposed to credit risk from cash and term deposits with banks and receivables. For each
of these, the maximum credit exposure is best represented by the carrying amount in the statement of financial position.
NorthTec invests funds only with registered banks that have a Standard and Poor’s credit rating of AA and other financial institutions
approved by NorthTec Council as having the required credit rating, and further minimises its credit exposure by limiting the amounts
placed with any one institution at any one time.
NorthTec holds no collateral or other credit enhancement for financial instruments that give rise to credit risk.
Credit quality of financial assets
The credit quality of financial assets that are neither past due nor impaired can be assessed by reference to Standard and Poor’s credit
ratings (if available) or to historical information about counterparty default rates:
2015
$000
2014
$000
Cash at bank and term deposits
AA
AA-
15,298
12,971
Total cash at bank and term deposits
15,298
12,971
Receivables
Existing counterparty with no defaults in the past
793
763
Total debtors and other receivables
793
763
Counter parties with credit ratings
Counter parties without credit ratings
Liquidity risk
Management of liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that NorthTec will encounter difficulty raising liquid funds to meet commitments as they fall due. Prudent liquidity
risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash, the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities,
and the ability to close out market positions. NorthTec aims to maintain flexibility in funding by keeping committed credit lines available.
NorthTec manages liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flow requirements and matching the maturity profiles
of financial assets and liabilities.
Contractual maturity analysis of financial liabilities, excluding derivatives
The table below analyses financial liabilities (excluding derivatives) into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period
at balance date to the contractual maturity date. Future interest payments on floating rate debt are based on the floating rate on the
instrument at balance date. The amounts disclosed are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.
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21B. Financial instruments risk (continued)
2015
Payables
Accrued pay
Total
$000
$000
$000
2,053
2,053
2,053
-
440
440
440
-
2,493
2,493
2,493
-
Payables
Accrued pay
Total
$000
$000
$000
2,363
2,363
2,363
-
406
406
406
-
2,769
2,769
2,769
-
Carrying Amount
Contractual Cash flows
Less than 6 months
6 - 12 months
1 - 2 years
2 - 3 years
More than 3 years
2014
Carrying Amount
Contractual Cash flows
Less than 6 months
6 - 12 months
1 - 2 years
2 - 3 years
More than 3 years
Sensitivity analysis
The table below illustrates the potential effect on the surplus or deficit and equity (excluding general funds) for reasonably
possible market movements, with all other variables held constant, based on financial instruments exposures at balance date.
Interest rate risk
2015
$000
2014
$000
-50bps
Surplus
+150bps
Surplus
(14)
41
-50bps
Surplus
(16)
+150bps
Surplus
48
Explanation of interest rate risk sensitivity
The interest rate sensitivity is based on a reasonable possible movement in interest rates, with all other variables held constant,
measured as a basis points (bps) movement. For example, a decrease in 50 bps is equivalent to a decrease in interest rates of 0.5%.
22. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
NorthTec’s capital is its equity, which comprises general funds and reserves. Equity is represented by net assets. NorthTec is subject
to the financial management and accountability provisions of the Education Act 1989, which includes restrictions in relation to:
disposing of assets or interests in assets, ability to mortgage or otherwise charge assets or interests in assets, granting leases of land
or buildings or parts of buildings, and borrowing.
NorthTec manages its revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, investments and general financial dealings prudently and in a manner
that promotes the current and future interests of the community. NorthTec’s equity is largely managed as a by-product of managing
revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, investments and general financial dealings.
The objective of managing NorthTec’s equity is to ensure that it effectively and efficiently achieves the goals and objectives for which it
has been established, while remaining a going concern.
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23. EXPLANATION OF MAJOR VARIANCES AGAINST BUDGET
Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenses
Government Grants
Government Grants were $0.5 million higher than budget as a result of additional funding (Student Achievement Component $0.2
million and Youth Guarantee $0.8 million) allocated to NorthTec by the Tertiary Education Commission during the year, of which only
$0.4 million was budgeted.
Tuition Fees
The growth in international student numbers, an increase of 358 from 2014, accounts for $0.6 million of the $0.8 million increase
against budget in Tuition Fees. Domestic fees also increased by $0.2 million as a result of changing the mix of programmes delivered
in order to maximise the Student Achievement Component funding.
Statement of Financial Position
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Other Financial Assets
Considered together, there was an increase of $0.7 million against budget as a result of the increases in Government Grants and
Tuition Fees revenue.
Payables
Payables were held at $1 million below budget. Operating expenses were $0.4m higher than budget and $0.7m was assumed in the
Payables budget for Tertiary Education Commission funding recovery, however, additional funding was received and utilised during
2015. The balance held in Payables for recovery to Tertiary Education Commission for the 2015 funding year was $0.061 million.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred Revenue was $1.4 million higher than budget as a result of NorthTec’s growing international student activity. Students
enrolling into 2016 programmes pay fees to NorthTec in advance of their programme start dates in accordance with their visa
conditions.
Statement of Cash Flows
Receipts from Government Grants
As reflected in the Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenses, receipts from Government Grants were $0.5 million up on
budget due to additional funding received from the Tertiary Education Commission.
Receipts from Tuition Fees
As reflected in the Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenses and the Statement of Financial Position, receipts from tuition
fees were $1.7 million higher than budget due to growth in international student numbers.
Payments to Suppliers
Payments to Suppliers were $1.2 million higher than budget and this is reflected in the increased expenditure on both operating and
capital.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the year were $11 million lower than budget as a result of actual investments (term deposits)
greater than 3 months being classed as Other Financial Assets (actual $11.563 million). The actual cash and cash equivalents
recognised at year end consists of cash and term deposits less than 3 months old.
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24. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPARATIVE YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reclassification adjustments
NorthTec has reclassified interest revenue to “other revenue” in the statement of comprehensive revenue and expense. Interest
revenue was previously presented as a separate line item in the statements of comprehensive revenue and expense. The effect of this
adjustment has been to increase other revenue” for NorthTec by $654,000 (2014: $587,000).
Recognition and measurement adjustments
The table below explains the recognition and measurement adjustments to the 31 December 2014 comparative information resulting
from the transition to the new PBE Standard.
Adjustment
PBE
accounting
standards
2014
$000
$000
$000
1
2,221
(16)
2,205
1
65
16
81
1
1,738
16
1,754
-
16
16
Note
Statement of Financial Position
Current liabilities
Revenue received in advance
Equity
Restricted reserve
Statement of comprehensive revenue and expense
Other revenue
Statement of changes in equity
NZ IFRS
(PB)
2014
Explanatory notes
1. Hospitality Fund
NorthTec has reviewed the accounting treatment for all its contracts. This has included determining whether contracts are exchange
or non-exchange, and if non-exchange, whether the contracts include substantive conditions or termination provisions. NorthTec has
identified some non-exchange contracts as having no substantive conditions or termination provisions, where revenue was previously
accounted for as income received in advance until it was spent. This has been restated as revenue and has been transferred from
general funds to a reserve through equity.
2. Tuition fees - domestic students
NorthTec previously accounted for domestic student fees on a percentage basis. A deferred revenue liability was therefore previously
recognised at balance date for courses that spanned the balance date. Under the new PBE accounting standards, NorthTec considers
domestic student fees to be non-exchange revenue and that the return of funding condition expires when the course withdrawal date
passes. Therefore, domestic tuition fees are recognised as revenue in full when the course withdrawal date passes. No adjustment was
required in the 31 December 2014 financial statements.
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Equity Statement
MANA TAURITE
Equal Employment Opportunities
Northland Polytechnic is committed to valuing and promoting Equal Employment Opportunities in all areas of
recruitment, employment, training and promotion. We continue to work towards creating and maintaining an
environment that is based on individual merit and inclusiveness, where all employees can develop their full potential,
irrespective of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious belief, political opinion or sexual orientation.
In order to achieve these aims NorthTec works to eliminate barriers and reduce bias in all decisions relating to the
employment of staff. During 2015 a number of key initiatives were undertaken, including:
1.Improving the organisation’s ability to analyse, report and track progress with regard to our aspiration that we
employ a balance of staff with regard to gender and ethnicity that more closely reflects the communities we serve.
2.Developing and implementing, with our preferred supplier, an end-to-end on-line recruitment process which
provides greater accessibility to employment opportunities to prospective employees and supports the principles of
appointment on merit.
3.Recognising Whängai by extending access to parental leave and financial support benefits for staff who assume the
responsibility for customary adoption and fostering.
Mäori
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Female
2015 23%
2015 54.8%
2014 24%
2014 55.6%
2013 24%
2013 54.5%
Student Equity Statement
NorthTec acknowledges that tertiary education enhances the lives of our students and society, and recognises
the need for diverse, flexible and inclusive learning pathways for students that seek to meet the needs and
aspirations of individuals and the communities we work with from Auckland to Kaitaia. Whänau is a core value
of NorthTec. This means we are concerned with valuing diversity and uniqueness; enhancing the mana of
individuals; fostering a sense of belonging; whanaungatanga (a sense of connection); and treating people with
respect.
This continues to shape our efforts to provide an inclusive, accessible and equitable learning environment
for all students and to support the shift of tertiary education towards social inclusion. The economic growth
and improved social outcomes for both Te Tai Tokerau and New Zealand hinge on equal access and equal
opportunities for all learners, which NorthTec is committed to.
We celebrate our diversity and uniqueness by running events throughout the year to commemorate the Chinese
New Year, Diwali the Indian festival of lights, Holi the Indian festival of colour, Matariki the Mäori New Year,
Te Wiki o Te Reo Mäori (Mäori Language Week) and E Tu Whänau Community Day. This is whanaungatanga in
practice, where relationships are developed through shared experiences and working together, providing staff
and students with a sense of belonging which is key to educational success.
Key initiatives and services in 2015 included:
• Koha Kai (foodbank service) – provided support to 29 students
• Hardship Fund – provided vouchers to 44 students in situations of severe hardship
• Counselling – provided 88 sessions to students throughout Te Tai Tokerau
• Student health service – 2121 visits to the Raumanga service
• Student advisory service – 1438 support sessions recorded, covering pastoral care, financial advice and
learning advice.
Compulsory Student Service Fees
In 2015 NorthTec charged a compulsory student health levy of $44 per Equivalent Full Time Student (Whangarei
campus fee paying students only).
Compulsory Student
Total
Health Levy
$000’s
$000’s
Revenue
Expenditure (Health Services)
Surplus/ (Deficit)
38
38
148
148
(110)
(110)
Accounting requirements for Compulsory Student Service Fees and Expenditure
NorthTec accounts separately for the revenue and expenditure related to the compulsory student health levy.
Health Services
The Student Health Centre, based at Raumanga campus, is staffed by two experienced Registered Nurses who
offer a comprehensive range of professional and confidential health services.
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Research
OUTPUTS 2015
Book
Conference Contribution
Menefy, D. (2015). 1915: Wounds of war. Auckland, New Zealand:
Poster presentation
Scholastic.
Ball, O. J.-P., Webber, W. R., & Shepherd, L. (2015, April). Cryptic
Chapter in a Book
diversity in Northland landhoppers. Poster session presented
Alexander-Crawford, P. (in press). Business contracts. In P.
at the Proceedings of the 64th New Zealand Entomological
Alexander-Crawford & D. Duncan (Eds.), Commercial law in
New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: LexisNexis.
Alexander-Crawford, P. (in press). Business entities for business.
Society Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mackay, B., & Anderson, J. (2015, November). iPads – Another
techy gizmo or a valuable teaching tool? Poster session
In P. Alexander-Crawford & D. Duncan (Eds.), Commercial law
presented at the Australasian Nurse Educators Conference
in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: LexisNexis.
2015, Auckland, New Zealand.
Alexander-Crawford, P. (in press). Contract law. In P. Alexander-
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015, September).
Crawford & D. Duncan (Eds.), Commercial law in New
Using three-dimensional structure in inferring deep homology.
Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: LexisNexis.
Poster session presented at the Society for Molecular Biology
Alexander-Crawford, P. (in press). Elements of property law
for business. In P. Alexander-Crawford & D. Duncan (Eds.),
Commercial law in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand:
LexisNexis.
Alexander-Crawford, P. (in press). Introduction to New Zealand
legal system. In P. Alexander-Crawford & D. Duncan (Eds.),
Commercial law in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand:
LexisNexis.
Hicks, B. J., Brijs, J., Daniel, A. J., Morgan, D., & Ling, N. (2015).
Biomass estimation of invasive fish. In K. J. Collier & N. P.
J. Grainger (Eds.), New Zealand invasive fish management
handbook (pp. 116-122). Hamilton, New Zealand: Lake
and Evolution (SMBE) Queenstown Protein Satellite Meeting,
Queenstown, New Zealand.
Heap, A., Morgan, D., Robins, R., & Parker, K. (2015, November).
Will tieke (Philesturnus rufusater) from different populations
form pair bonds when translocated to the same area? Poster
session presented at the New Zealand Ecological Society
Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Morgan, D., Arcus, N., & Gash, D. (2015, November). Results of
the first city-wide survey of birds in Whangarei, Northland,
New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Australasian
Ornithological Conference, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA,
Australia.
Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand (LERNZ; The University of
Waikato) and Department of Conservation.
Hicks, B. J., Daniel, A. J., Ling, N., Morgan, D. K. J., & Gautier,
Alexander-Crawford, P. (2015, October). Mainstream/Mäori
S. (2015). Costs and effectiveness of different methods for
partnerships. Paper presented at the Tuia Te Ako 2015
capturing invasive fish. In K. J. Collier & N. P. J. Grainger
Conference, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.
(Eds.), New Zealand invasive fish management handbook
Barr, B., Chapple, D., Hitchmough, R., Mitchell, C., Ball, O., &
(pp. 123-132). Hamilton, New Zealand: Lake Ecosystem
Wiles, A. (2015, January). Right under our noses: A possible
Restoration New Zealand (LERNZ; The University of Waikato)
new species of skink in Northland. Paper presented at the
and Department of Conservation.
Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New
Tempero, G., Ling, N., Daniel, A.J., & Morgan, D. (2015). Removal
and exclusion of Koi Carp from Lake Ohinewai. In K. J.
Zealand (SRARNZ) Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.
Bruce, P. (2015, November). Stemming the erosion of relevance
Collier & N. P. J. Grainger (Eds.), New Zealand invasive fish
of business education. Paper presented at the New Zealand
management handbook (pp. 90-94). Hamilton, New Zealand:
Applied Business Education (NZABE) Conference, Wellington,
Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand (LERNZ; The
New Zealand.
University of Waikato) and Department of Conservation.
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Oral presentation
da Silva, S. (2015, September). Snakes and ladders in
emancipatory social work practice. Paper presented at the
Australia and New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education
Clunie, L. (2015). Metapherein [6 silver gelatin prints].
Whangarei, New Zealand: The Shutter Room, Nov – Dec 2015.
Clunie, L. (2015). Untitled [Pigment print on cotton rag, 49 x
and Research (ANZSWWER) symposium, Royal Melbourne
49.5cm]. The Alchemists: Rediscovering photography in the
Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
age of the jpeg [Juried International Exhibition]. Sydney, NSW,
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015, July). Using
three-dimensional structure in inferring deep homology. Paper
presented at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
(SMBE) Congress, Vienna, Austria.
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015, September).
Australia: The Australian Centre for Photography, 31 Oct – 6
Dec 2015.
Clunie, L. (2015). Untitled [1 type C print, 1 silver gelatin print, 1
archival print on cotton rag]. The Alchemists: Rediscovering
photography in the age of the jpeg. [Juried International
Using three-dimensional structure in inferring deep homology.
Exhibition]. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Australian Centre for
Paper presented at the Society for Molecular Biology and
Photography, 31 Oct – 6 Dec 2015.
Evolution (SMBE) Queenstown Protein Satellite Meeting,
Queenstown, New Zealand.
Hicks, B. J., Allan, M. G., Hamilton, D.P., & Morgan, D. K. J. (2015,
August). Temperature and mass-dependence of N and P
excretion by common carp: Contribution to lake nutrient
Gibbs, M. (2015). After S. Scully [Cardboard installation, 3
works, dimensions variable]. Interpretations of light [Group
exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Geoff Wilson Gallery, 26
Feb – 26 Mar 2015.
Gibbs, M. (2015). Flight 6B [screen-print on paper, 1800 x
budgets. Paper presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the
300mm]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New
American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR.
Zealand: Geoff Wilson Gallery, 6 Aug– 4 Sep 2015.
Morgan, D., Sharp, H., & Sullivan, L. (2015, November).
Gibbs, M. (2015). Hard pressed, soft ground [Group exhibition].
Comparing the relative abundance of bird species detected
Whangarei, New Zealand: Yvonne Rust Gallery, 4 Dec -14 Dec
during five-minute bird counts with data collected from
2015.
automated acoustic recorders. Paper presented at the
Australasian Ornithological Conference, Flinders University,
Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Sperlich, W., & Pawley, A. (2015, July 18-23). The making of
the Lakalai dictionary. Paper presented at the Thirteenth
International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (13ICAL), Academica Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sperlich, W., & Pawley, A. (2015, November 19-21). The making
of the Lakalai dictionary. Paper presented at Australex 2015,
Massey University, Albany, New Zealand.
Gibbs, M. (2015). Landscape 1 [woodblock print on cereal boxes,
dimensions variable]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition].
Whangarei, New Zealand: Geoff Wilson Gallery, 6 Aug – 4 Sep
2015.
Gibbs, M. (2015). Landscape 2 [woodblock print on cereal boxes,
dimensions variable]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition].
2015.
Gibbs, M. (2015). Open sign [3 works. Steamroller print, ink on
paper, 2400 x 300mm]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition].
Exhibition Works
Clunie, L. (2015). Art of convergence [2 silver gelatin prints, 1
2015.
Gibbs, M. (2015). River [steam roller print, ink on paper, 2400 x
type C print, 1 archival print on cotton rag]. Whangarei, New
900mm]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New
Zealand: The John Street Pop-up Gallery, Aug 2015.
Zealand: Geoff Wilson Gallery, 6 Aug – 4 Sep 2015.
Clunie, L. (2015). Cause and FX [1 silver gelatin print, 2 archival
Gibbs, M. (2015). River studies [woodblock print & graphite on
prints on cotton rag]. Whangarei, New Zealand: The John
paper, 500 x 300mm]. Ink corporated [Group exhibition].
Street Pop-up Gallery, May 2015.
Clunie, L. (2015). [Mixed media installation]. Interpretations
of light [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Geoff
Wilson Gallery, 26 Feb – 26 Mar 2015.
Clunie, L. (2015). Lifting the mists [1 silver gelatin print, 20
archival prints on cotton rag]. Whangarei, New Zealand:
2015.
Gibbs, M. (2015). Saint U R #2 [Box installation, wood, paint,
mirror, stainless steel, 400 x 300 x 140mm]. The saint show
[Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Yvonne Rust
Gallery, 11 Feb – 3 Mar 2015.
Hangar Gallery, Feb - Mar 2015.
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Graver, M. (2015). Beyond words – artists and translation
Graver, M., & Parker, R. (2015). Richard Parker and Mark Graver
[Exhibition]. Mackay, QLD, Australia: Artspace, 13 Feb – 15
[Joint exhibition]. Kerikeri, New Zealand: Art at Wharepuke,
Mar 2015.
Dec 2015 – Jan 2016.
Graver, M. (2015). 5th Guanlan international print biennial
[Exhibition]. Shenzen, China: May – Jun 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Finalist Walker and Hall Art Award 2015
[Group exhibition]. Waiheke Island, New Zealand: Waiheke
Community Art Gallery, 23 Oct - 16 Nov 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). FLUX: Keith Howard & his legacy [Exhibition].
Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 20 Nov 2015
– 10 Jan 2016.
Graver, M. (2015). 4th Bangkok triennial international print and
Green-Cole, R. (2015). Interpretations of light [Group exhibition].
Whangarei, New Zealand: Geoff Wilson Gallery, 26 Feb – 26
Mar 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Blatantly obvious deliberately puzzling
[Exhibition]. Wellington, New Zealand: Avid Gallery, 21 Jul – 4
Aug 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Pop lib [Exhibition]. Matakana, New
Zealand: The Vivian, Jan 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Scott McFarlane: maps and flags [Maps
drawing award [Exhibition]. Bangkok, Thailand: Bangkok Art
and flags catalogue & 12 oil paintings] [Exhibition].
and Culture Centre, May – June 2015.
Auckland, New Zealand: Whitespace Gallery, 20 Oct – 8 Nov
Graver, M. (2015). It might look alright on the pictures – ANZAC
commemoration [Exhibition]. Kerikeri, New Zealand: Art at
Wharepuke, 17 Apr– 15 May 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Kissing gates [Film]. Wellington Underground
Film Festival [Group exhibition]. Wellington, New Zealand:
Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, 21 May - 23 May 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Made by hand [Group exhibition]. Wellington,
New Zealand: Solander Gallery, 27 Nov - 24 Dec 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Parallel prints NZ/Australia [Exhibition].
Kerikeri, New Zealand: Art at Wharepuke, 3 Oct – 22 Nov
2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Parallel prints NZ/Australia [Curator &
exhibitor]. Ballarat, VIC, Australia: Art Gallery of Ballarat, 3
Oct – 22 Nov 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). RE:Print/Re:Present [Exhibition]. Cambridge,
England: Ruskin Gallery, 9 Jul - 25 Jul 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). RE:Print/Re:Present [Co-curator]. Cambridge,
England: Ruskin Gallery, 9 Jul - 25 Jul 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). RSM Law Plunket Art Show [Group exhibition].
Timaru, New Zealand: Aigantighe Art Gallery, 8 May - 24 May
2015.
Graver, M. (2015). This is change [Group exhibition]. Brighton,
England: Onca Gallery, 10 Dec –24 Dec.
Graver, M. (2015). Umbra Sumus [Solo exhibition]. Wellington,
New Zealand: Solander Gallery, 24 Jan – 21 Feb 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Undertow [Solo exhibition]. Kerikeri, New
Zealand: Art at Wharepuke, Jan 7 – Feb 2015.
Graver, M. (2015). Wansolwara: Print here and now [Exhibition].
Pukekohe, New Zealand: Franklin Arts Centre, 24 Jan- 21 Feb
2015.
2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). The audacious inevitable [Glazed ceramic
tiles]. The small show [Exhibition]. Matakana, New Zealand:
The Vivian, Dec 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Untitled. [Group exhibition]. Whanganui,
New Zealand: W. H. Milbank Gallery, Nov 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Various works [Clay, ceramic and mixed
media]. Potters and painters [Exhibition]. Matakana, New
Zealand: The Vivian, 21 Feb – 22 Mar 2015.
McFarlane, S. (2015). Various works [Oil paintings]. Glass &
painting [Exhibition]. Kerikeri, New Zealand: Kann Zamaan
Gallery, 4 Sept – 4 Oct 2015.
McManus, F. (2015). Hard pressed, soft ground [Group
exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Yvonne Rust Gallery, 4
Dec – 14 Dec 2015.
McManus, F. (2015). Interpretations of light [Group exhibition].
Mar 2015.
McManus, F. (2015). Print portfolios - with Professor Melanie
Yazzie. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, 1 Aug 2015.
McManus, F. (2015). Toi Whakaata [Group exhibition]. Russell,
New Zealand: Russell Museum, 12 Sep - 22 Nov 2015.
Marks, L. (2015). Bookmaking Workshop. Presented at the
Northland Print Symposium. Whangarei, New Zealand: Te
Kowhai Print Trust, 18 Oct 2015.
Marks, L. (2015). Cabinet of curios. Wunderkammern [Group
exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Hangar Gallery, 4 Dec –
24 Dec 2015.
Marks, L. (2015). Interpretations of light [Group exhibition].
Mar 2015.
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Marks, L. (2015). Lindsay Marks: Music from small boxes [Solo
exhibition]. Auckland, New Zealand: Objectspace Gallery, 6
Jun - 4 Jul 2015.
Marks, L. (2015). 3 Hands [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New
Zealand: Hangar Gallery, 10 Jul – 31 Jul 2015.
Morgan, J. (2015). Artificial intelligence [Framed digital prints].
Wunderkammern [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand:
Hangar Gallery, 4 Dec 2015 – 31 Jan 2016.
Morgan, J. (2015). Digikitty [Framed digital prints]. Abstracted
[Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: The Shutter
Room, 1 May – 2 Jun 2015.
Works acquired into public collections
Graver, M. (2015). 1969 [Digital inkjet]. Ballarat, VIC, Australia:
The Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Graver, M. (2015). 1969 [Digital inkjet]. Ballarat, VIC, Australia:
Federation University Art Collection.
Graver, M. (2015). 1969 [Digital inkjet]. Hobart, TAS, Australia:
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Graver, M. (2015). [Unknown]. Rochester, NY: Cary Collection at
Rochester Institute of Technology.
Graver, M. (2015). [Unknown]. Bangkok, Thailand: Silpakorn
University.
Morgan, J. (2015). Distorted blu2 [Framed digital print]. Hospice
Art Exhibition/Auction [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New
Zealand: Reyburn House Gallery, 6 Oct – 15 Oct 2015.
Morgan, J. (2015). [Framed digital prints]. Interpretations of light
[Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Geoff Wilson
Gallery, 26 Feb – 26 Mar 2015.
Morgan, J. (2015). Lilithium [Digital prints, framed and
unframed]. He Kete Aronui [Group exhibition]. Kawakawa,
New Zealand: Kings Theatre Creative Gallery, 21 Nov 2015 –
29 Jan 2016.
Morgan, J. (2015). Lolcats [Digital print on a pottery plate]. The
great plate [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand:
Yvonne Rust Gallery, 9 July 2015.
Morgan, J. (2015). Patchworked 1 [Framed digital Print]. Hospice
Art Exhibition/Auction [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New
Zealand: Reyburn House Gallery, 6 Oct – 15 Oct 2015.
Morgan, J. (2015). Summer nights [Photographic digital prints].
Summer show [Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand:
The Shutter Room, 9 Dec 2015 – 23 Jan 2016.
Morgan, J. (2015). Symentree [Light box installation]. IlluminART
[Group exhibition]. Whangarei, New Zealand: Yvonne Rust
Gallery, 18 Sep – 30 Sep 2015.
Parker, R., & Graver, M. (2015). Richard Parker and Mark Graver
[Joint exhibition]. Kerikeri, New Zealand: Art at Wharepuke,
Dec 2015 – Jan 2016.
Smith, E. (2015). Interpretations of light [Group exhibition].
Mar 2015.
Smith, E. (2015). This spot: a road, a place, a photograph
[Photographs]. Reflections on the world [Group exhibition].
Auckland, New Zealand: OREX Gallery, 2 Jun – 20 Jun 2015.
Journal Article
Ball, O. J.-P., Pohe, S. R., & Winterbourn, M. J. (2015). Littoral
macroinvertebrate communities of dune lakes in the far
north of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and
Freshwater Research, 49(2), 192–204.
Clapperton, B. K., Day, T. D., Morgan, D. K. J., Cox, N., &
Matthews, L. R. (2015). Palatability and efficacy to possums
and rats of pest control baits containing bird repellents. New
Zealand Journal of Zoology, 42(2), 104-118.
Fitness, J., Morgan-Richards, M., Ball, O. J.-P., Godfrey, A. J. R., &
Trewick, S. (2015). Improved resolution of cave weta diversity
(Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae): Ecological implications for
Te Paki, Far North, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of
Zoology, 42(1), 1–16.
Graver, M. (2015). Parallel prints – one exhibition, two venues,
twelve artists. Imprint : The Quarterly Journal of the Print
Council of Australia, 50(4), 32.
Matheson, T., Ball, O., & Pohe, S. (2015). Tramea loewii (Odonata:
Libellulidae) on the move. The Weta. [Published, but page
numbers not yet available].
Penny, D., Collins, L. J., Daly, T. K., & Cox, S. J. (2014). The
relative ages of eukaryotes and akaryotes. Journal of
Molecular Evolution, 79(5-6), 228-39.
Thompson, B., Ball, O. J.-P., & Fitzgerald, B. M. (2015). Niche
partitioning in two coexisting species of Pahoroides (Araneae:
Synotaxidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 42(1), 17–26.
Wehi, P. M., Jorgensen, M., & Morgan, D. K. J. (2015). Predictors of
relative abundance of tree weta (Hemideina thoracica) in an
urban forest remnant. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 39(2),
280-285.
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Thesis
Scholarly Edition
Alexander-Crawford, P. (2015). State policy and Mäori funding
Ball, O. J.-P. (2015). Marine and Freshwater Research
mechanisms and disengagement: A thesis in partial
fulfilment of a Masters in Indigenous Studies (Unpublished
master’s thesis). Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi,
Whakatane, New Zealand.
McNally, G. (2015). Nurse manager and student nurse
perceptions of the use of personal smartphones, tablets
[Manuscript number MF15119.R2].
Davison, J. (2015). Journal of Clinical Nursing [Peer reviewer].
Mackay, B. (2015). Contemporary Nurse [Peer reviewer].
Mackay, B. (2015). New Community and Primary Healthcare
Nursing Model of Care: Change concept paper [Peer reviewer].
and the adjunct applications, as an educational tool in
clinical settings (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of
Technical Report
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Scobie, N., Christian, L., & Mackay, B. (2015, November). Has
Scholtz, J. (2015). A multi-domain semantic ontology layering
method, leading to new methods for similarity analysis and
experience for the participants (Unpublished research report).
improved identification of data relationships (Submitted
Whangarei, New Zealand: NorthTec.
doctoral thesis). University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA,
Australia.
Williamson, Z. (2015). Barriers to simulation training for
Sharp, H., Sullivan, L., & Morgan, D. (2015). Comparing the
relative abundance of bird species detected during fiveminute bird counts with data collected from automated
undergraduate student nurses (Unpublished master’s thesis).
acoustic recorders (Unpublished NorthTec report prepared for
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Kiwi Coast). Whangarei, New Zealand: NorthTec.
Oral Presentation
Other
Arcus, N., Gash, D., & Morgan, D. (2015, July 16). Urban
Alexander-Crawford, P., & Ewen, M. (2015). Barriers to learning
bird survey in Whangarei. Community talk to Northland
(student achievement) survey. Te Matarau / NorthTec,
Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Whangarei, New
Whangarei, New Zealand.
Zealand.
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015). Using
three-dimensional structure in inferring deep homology. Oral
Alexander-Crawford, P. (2015, June 25). Te Hiringa = Maori
business. Workshop facilitator at Te Hiringa Matariki - Future
Makers. Whangarei, New Zealand.
presentation at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand.
Graver, M. (2015). Professional Development Printmaking five day
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015). Vault and
Workshop delivered to Anthony Holmquist, Assistant Professor
Argonaute evolutionary history. Oral presentation at Massey
University, Albany, New Zealand.
Daly, T., Sutherland-Smith, A., & Penny, D. (2015). Vault
of Art at Fort Lewis College. Durango, CO: Fort Lewis College.
McFarlane, S. (2015, October 31). Review by T. J. McNamara,
“Saving his wife from the demon.” Weekend Herald. Retrieved
and Argonaute evolutionary history. Oral presentation at
from http://m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.
Whangarei Sunshine District Rotary Club, Whangarei, New
cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11538410
Zealand.
Marks, L. (2015). Music recordings. On Fritter 6 [Music CD].
Davison, J. (2015). Common mental health diagnoses and
Whangarei, New Zealand: Big Door Studio, March 2015.
borderline personality disorder. Oral presentation at
Morgan, D., & Adams, N. (2015, November 25-27). Convenors
Whangarei Hospice, Whangarei, New Zealand.
Morgan, D. (2015, April 17). Supporting students into work
placements: Summer research projects within conservation
for the “Insights from monitoring” symposium at the
Australasian Ornithological Conference, Flinders University,
Adelaide, SA, Australia.
and environmental management. Presentation at the
Te Waru-Rewiri, K. (2015). Project manager, concept designer
NorthTec Staff Conference, Whangarei, New Zealand.
and an artist in refurbishment of NorthTec’s Whare hui, Te
Morgan, D., Sharp, H., & Sullivan, L. (2015, July 16).
Comparing the relative abundance of bird species detected
during five-minute bird counts with data collected from
automated acoustic recorders. Community talk to Northland
Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Whangarei, New
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the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) impacted on the clinical
Zealand.
Puna o Te Matauranga. Whangarei, New Zealand: NorthTec, 4
Jan – 7 Dec 2015.
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