14045 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education

14045 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How many enrolments, if any, were not funded by the TEC at New Zealand universities in 2025, listed by university and number of EFTS not funded?

Hon Penny Simmonds: I am advised by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) that an estimated 2,599 EFTS were not funded by New Zealand universities in 2025. I refer the member to the list below for a breakdown by each university: TEO name Est Unfunded EFTS DQ7+ Est Unfunded EFTS DQ3-7 University of Auckland 696 0 University of Waikato 452 0 Massey University 0 79 Victoria University of Wellington 31 5 University of Canterbury 637 0 Lincoln University 19 0 University of Otago 0 0 Auckland University of Technology 404 276 TOTAL 2239 360