Te Pūkenga CEO quits

Embattled Te Pūkenga chief executive Stephen Town has resigned, the organisation announced yesterday. The resignation from the mega polytech, after weeks of controversy about his being on special leave while drawing a salary of up to $13,000 a week, took effect on Tuesday, Te Pūkenga said. ‘‘We thank him for his contribution to Te Pūkenga over the past 2 1⁄2 years,’’ board chairperson Murray Strong said in a note to staff of the Hamilton-headquartered organisation. Strong said Peterwinder would continue in his role as the acting chief executive and would exercise all responsibilities and delegations of the chief executive for now.