Student Loans
US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
The US President is offering some student loan leeway with his administration announcing it will forgive up to $10,000 for most borrowers ($20,000 for some who were low-income students). This comes… Audio
Overseas borrowers owe Government more than $3.4 Billion
Data released by Inland Revenue has revealed overseas-based student loan borrowers owe the Government more than $3.4 billion.
There are more than 100,000 people with student loans living overseas and… Audio
Are we too harsh on student loan defaulters?
Figures from the IRD show the top 10 student loan borrowers owe more than $370,000 each - and they've all fled the country. Audio
Govt reveals costings for student allowances boost
The government has buckled under pressure and released the total cost of its plan to boost student allowances and loans to cover living costs.
Students' association praises Labour education policy
The president of the national University Students' Association Jonathan Gee says Labour's education policy has probably sewn up the student vote. Jacinda Ardern says if Labour leads the next… Audio
Minister reacts to call for student loan cap to be abolished
Students are demanding the government get rid of the limit on loans which they say unfairly affects those who already have undergraduate degrees. Tertiary Education Minister Paul Goldsmith told us the… Audio
NZ First to wipe out student loans
New Zealand First's $4.6bn plan to wipe student loans for new students who stay in the country for five years. Audio
Two dozen prosecuted for defaulting on student loans
More than two dozen people have been prosecuted for defaulting on their student loans since the government began chasing down overseas borrowers.
Scrap interest-free student loans, report recommends
A controversial recommendation to reintroduce interest on student loans has made it into a final report to the government on tertiary education, but the government has ruled out the move. Audio
Commission wants big changes for tertiary education
Students of the future won't need UE to do a degree, but they will find themselves paying interest on student loans, and higher fees for courses that lead to highly-paid jobs, as our education… Audio
Student loan or mortgage?
Green MP Gareth Hughes' bill for student loan repayments to be put on-hold so the borrowers can save for a house. Audio
Data-matching finds 10,000 NZ student loan borrowers in Australia
More than 10,000 student loan borrowers have been found using data-matching, with most suspected to be in default.
What students think of putting interest back on student loans
The Productivity Commission has raised the idea of reintroducing interest on students loans - the third time the idea has come up in two months. Audio
Student loan interest would harm graduates - Students' Union
Students have dismissed the Productivity Commission's call for interest on student loans, saying it would cause further harm in graduates' lives.
Massive overhaul of tertiary education recommended
The Productivity Commission has just released a report saying government regulations grant local monopolies to existing education providers and creates cartel structures. It's recommending interest be… Audio
Abolish UE, put interest on student loans, says commission
The Government is being urged by the Productivity Commission to abolish University Entrance and instead consider setting up a 45-thousand dollar account for every teenager to spend on tertiary… Audio
The challenges of being a student loan borrower
While the 110,000 overseas student loan borrowers only represent 15 percent of everyone with a student loan, they make up 70 percent of all borrowers with overdue payments - and the government is now… Audio
Govt gets tough on former students now overseas
Student debt has doubled since 2005 to 15 billion dollars...the biggest proportion of which is owed by people working overseas. And the NZ Union of Students Associations says students who've gone… Audio
Nights' Pundit - Right Thinking
Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative, on why he thinks interest free student loans need to go. Audio
Think tank calls for interest on student loans
Public policy think tank New Zealand Initiative is calling on the government to start charging interest on new student loans from 2018. Audio
