The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) chief executive is talking to Queenstown’s mayor to make it the "quarantine capital" of the South Island in a bid to attract more international students. Mayor Phil Goff said he wanted Auckland to be a prototype for a quarantine process that would safely allow high-value students to come to New Zealand for their education. I have been in touch with Jim Boult and we considered Queenstown could be a very good quarantine place for the South Island. "Jim is writing a letter of support indicating that would fit well for the Queenstown recovery plan." A few weeks ago, Ms Penny said income derived from international students corresponded to about $1.5million of the total $8million total revenue for SIT.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 28, 2020 16:30 UTC