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Low enrolments and rising costs leads to large deficits for universities
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For the second year in a row most universities are expecting deficits.
Low enrolments and rising costs are behind the forecast losses, which are expected to run to tens-of-millions of dollars.
But university and staff leaders say the real problem is inadequate government funding.
Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.