Waikato University pays firm nearly $1million for advice
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Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce. The university says Mr Joyce's experience in business and marketing has made a big contribution to the university, but the Tertiary Education Union says it is appalled at the expenditure, given the tough financial times faced by the entire tertiary sector. Guyon Espiner has been investigating and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.