I want to know the answer to the following question:
In what decade did New Zealand's tertiary education institutions begin consolidation?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The Central Institute of Technology explored a merger with the Waikato Institute of Technology, which was abandoned, but later, after financial concerns, controversially amalgamated with Hutt Valley Polytechnic, which in turn became Wellington Institute of Technology.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no