Pursuant to section 162(5) of the Education Act 1989, and following a recommendation from the Council of the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT Aoraki Council), I hereby change the name of that institution to the Ara Institute of Canterbury.

This notice shall come into force on 31 March 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of March 2016.

Hon STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.