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For the first time ever, the Qualifications Authority has given a government polytechnic its lowest possible quality rating. Tai Poutini Polytechnic, which is based in Greymouth, has been downgraded to a category four institution because of serious deficiencies in its managment and governance. The previous government gave the institute a $3.6 million bailout earlier this year and last year put it under the control of a Crown manager. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen explains the details.