The Government has been accused of taking a one-size-fits-all approach over its plans to merge polytechnics and institutes. A submission from the Invercargill City Council (ICC), which was made public yesterday, also accuses the Government of failing to take proper stock of the financial implications of its controversial proposals. "The financial implications of the proposal have not been assessed.'' "As the potential significant financial impacts may be, in some part, borne by local government, the ICC considers it appropriate that adequate time is given for stakeholders, including ICC, to consider the final proposal prior to the drafting of any legislation,'' the submission says. The ICC submission also pointed out that the Government, by its own admission in the regulatory impact statement "does not yet sufficiently understand the likely impacts of the proposal''.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 25, 2019 14:03 UTC