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12 December 2005 - Students eagerly anticipate passing of �inter The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) is eagerly anticipating the passing of the Taxation (Annual Rates and Urgent Measures) Bill that would make student loans interest free from 1 April 2006 when it is debated in Parliament tomorrow.	application/pdf 181.4KB
15 November 2005 - 2006 National Student Leaders Elected The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) has elected Conor Roberts, current Auckland University Students� Association (AUSA) Administrative Vice-President, and former National Affairs Officer as the second Co-president of NZUSA for 2006.	application/pdf 182KB
9 November 2005 - Student loan scheme not a pretty picture The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report tabled in parliament yesterday shows that average student debt is increasing and more students are graduating with extraordinarily high levels of student debt.	application/pdf 175.3KB
8 November 2005 - Students mourn the loss of Rod Donald The student members of the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) are shocked at the loss of Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald who had been a long time supporter of students.	application/pdf 179.6KB
4 November 2005 - AC Neilson figures validate Tertiary Minister� Figures provided to The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) by AC Neilson show that tertiary institutions have increased spending on advertising and mass marketing by a whopping 103% since the Labour Government took office in 1999, spending over $122 million competing with each other.	application/pdf 176.5KB
19 October 2005 - Students expect immediate action from new Mini The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) is today welcoming the appointment of Michael Cullen as the new Minister of Tertiary Education and Jim Anderton as Associate Minister of Tertiary Education, however warn that immediate action is needed to reduce the burden of student debt on our graduates, families and society.	application/pdf 176KB
18 October 2005 - Student allowance commitments prove a living a The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) is applauding the formal commitments obtained by the Green Party and by United Future in their support agreements to increase access to student allowances over the next term of the Labour-led Government.	application/pdf 175.5KB
6 October 2005 - Student outcry over proposed fee increases at V The outcry from students and the public that has followed the publicity over the release of a confidential proposal to substantially increase fees at Victoria University next year should be a lesson to other tertiary institution councils planning similar moves.	application/pdf 175KB
14 Sepember 2005 - NZ can�t afford not to wipe student loan inte Treasury papers released today by Michael Cullen prove that the no interest on loans policy is both affordable and realistic.	application/pdf 177.7KB
13 September 2005 - Student Debt hits $8 billion Total student loan borrowing will hit $8 billion today according to information released to the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) under the Official Information Act	application/pdf 168.9KB
12 September 2005 - NZ student loan interest rate highest in the A comparative report released this month by independent worldwide education organisation the Educational Policy Institute, Global Debt Patterns: An international comparison of student loan burdens and repayment conditions, has exposed New Zealand as having the highest interest rate on student loans out of eight comparable OECD countries looked at in the report.	application/pdf 170.7KB
2 September 2005 - Massey�s 10% fee rise outrageous The New Zealand University Students� Association is condemning a move by the Massey University Council to raise all current fees across the board by 5% and to apply to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for an additional 5% across the board rise.	application/pdf 181.4KB
24 August 2005 - NZUSA research proves students borrow because o New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) research on student expenditure confirms that there will be little incentive for most students to borrow extra following the introduction of Labour's interest-free loan scheme.	application/pdf 180.6KB
23 August 2005 - Nationwide poll confirms student loan interest A recent Colmar Brunton nationwide poll has confirmed that over three quarters of New Zealanders believe the student loan interest rate is too high. The poll of 700 New Zealanders found that 76% believe that the interest rate is either too high or far too high.	application/pdf 174.3KB
8 August 2005 - ACT�s �student loan policy� a joke NZUSA is labelling ACT�s plan to �nail student debt� through tax cuts as a joke. �Tax cuts will not solve the student debt crisis, as ACT have not ruled out substantial increases in tertiary fees and cuts to public education spending,� said Andrew Kirton, Co-President of the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA).	application/pdf 174KB
2 August 2005 - Ill-informed hysteria over student loan borrowin Since Labour�s announcement last week that it will abolish all interest on student loans if elected, speculation has been rife that students will misspend their loans, invest them, or borrow the maximum amount.	application/pdf 183.1KB
26 July 2005 - Labour finally strikes a blow at the student debt If implemented, Labour�s tertiary student support policy, including the introduction of no interest on loans while borrowers are in New Zealand, would be the most significant blow to the $7 billion debt monster since the student loan scheme was introduced in 1992.	application/pdf 175.1KB
24 July 2005 - National tertiary policy silent on student fees NZUSA is fearful that the release of the National Party�s Tertiary Education Policy today could spell the return of the high student fee rises of the 90s.	application/pdf 173.6KB
21 July 05 Nats loan rebates will not solve student debt crisis Students are warning that the National Party�s new rebates for interest repayments on loans will not keep graduates in New Zealand or effectively target the $7 billion dollar student debt monster.	application/pdf 18.6KB
19 July 2005 - Students support staff strike Students support the industrial action to be taken by university staff.	application/pdf 16.3KB
18 July 2005 - Students warn: access must not be compromised Students believe that their tertiary education should be of a high quality and are therefore generally supportive of the tertiary education changes announced by the Government today.	application/pdf 16.8KB
7 July 2005 - Public hearing to be held on Govt�s student Students are pleased that Parliament�s Regulations Review Committee has resolved to hold a public hearing about the brutal cuts to the independent circumstances and married students� allowances this year.	application/pdf 16.6KB
16 June 2005 - Students lodge complaint with Regulations NZUSA has today lodged a complaint with Parliament�s Regulation Review Committee over the recent cuts to the Independent Circumstances Allowance for students.	application/pdf 18.4KB
8 June 2005 - NZUSA has today lodged a complaint with Parliament The Waikato University Council voted today to re-introduce grand-parenting for international student fees. Grand-parenting means that international students can be assured that the level of fees charged for the duration of their study will not increase.	application/pdf 16.5KB
19 May 2005 - Budget improvements won�t tackle the The minor changes to the student allowances scheme announced today in the budget will do little to address the $7 billion dollars of student debt.	application/pdf 26KB
17 May 2005 - Student protest looks to Budget for change Students and staff will march on Parliament today to demand lower tuition fees and higher staff salaries in the upcoming Budget.	application/pdf 217.3KB
12 May 2005 - Student debt: Bigger than King Kong Students� associations from around the country are launching their student debt campaign in the lead up to the General Election. With total student debt now over $ 7 billion dollars students feel they have a right to claim that student debt is much bigger than King Kong.	application/pdf 214.6KB
10 May 2005 - Tertiary Savings Scheme: worst education policy Students are calling the Government�s request for expressions of interest in a tertiary savings scheme the worst tertiary policy move by any government in over a decade.	application/pdf 224.2KB
4 May 2005 - Students invoice Mallard over bungled allowances pr The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) has today invoiced the Government for 10 weeks worth of living costs on behalf of the 36,000 students who should have received an allowance this year but didn�t.	application/pdf 309.3KB
29 April 2005 - Benson-Pope makes up student debt repayment Students are shocked that this morning on Radio New Zealand�s Morning Report Associate Minister of Education David Benson-Pope made up figures on student loan repayment times for teachers.	application/pdf 240.8KB
19 April 2005 - Increase in international student working hours Students are today labelling the changes to the number of hours international students can work while studying (from 15 to 20 hours) as a small step towards addressing the needs of these students while they study in New Zealand.	application/pdf 198.8KB
18 April 2005 - Government must fund staff pay increases Students are urging the Government to increase funding to tertiary institutions to cover staff pay increases rather than resorting to raising student fees. �Students support pay increases for tertiary institution staff but this should not come at the expense of students,� said Camilla Belich, Co-President of the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA).	application/pdf 217.8KB
31 March 2005 - New figures show two thirds of young doctors wil New research released today by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) and the New Zealand Medical Students� Association (NZMSA), Doctors and Debt: The Effect of Student Debt on Doctors, shows that after graduation average doctors� student debt was $65,206 and that two thirds of young doctors considered that they would head offshore within three years.	application/pdf 245.8KB
29 March 2005 - Students applaud demise of �hare-brained� tertia Students are today applauding the shelving of a controversial tertiary savings scheme recently proposed by the government.	application/pdf 214.4KB
16 March 2005 - Students call on Govt to follow the Irish this S Students are calling on the Labour Government to follow the Irish and re-introduce a system of free education this St Patrick�s day.	application/pdf 230.7KB
9 March 2005 - Mallard ducks reality of New Zealand university Trevor Mallard�s statement today that New Zealand university fees are one third of Australia�s is an exercise in being clever with numbers, and not recognising the detrimental reality of high fees for New Zealand tertiary students.	application/pdf 222.9KB
8 March 2005 - New Government report proves student debt is The government has today released a report on student loan integrated data that proves that student debt is forcing students overseas.	application/pdf 222.1KB
28 Feb 2005 - Student fee increases fund huge advertising binge Tertiary institutions spent record amounts of student and public money on advertising in 2004 at the same time as increasing student fees, according to new AC Neilson figures released today by the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA).	application/pdf 243.8KB
24 Feb 2005 - Student loan interest rate changes will hurt Students are today labelling the adjustment to the student loan interest rate components as a �cruel money grab� that will hurt caregivers with student loans who are at home looking after children or family members.	application/pdf 239.6KB
22 Feb 2005 - Maharey must extend single benefit to students Students are today calling on the government to extend the single benefit to all tertiary students, effectively implementing a universal living allowance. The move to a single benefit was announced in a press release from Steve Maharey today.	application/pdf 124KB
10 Feb 2005 - Student needs must come first in Christchurch Student leaders are today calling on the Christchurch College of Education and the University of Canterbury to ensure that the proposed merger between the two institutions does not disadvantage students.	application/pdf 243.9KB
2 Feb 2005 - Student hosts lunch for politicians to prove Opposition Education Spokesperson Bill English will be attending a lunch with Victoria University student Ngaio Chalmers so she can prove to him that she is independent from her parents.	application/pdf 193.6KB
1 Feb 2005 - Tertiary savings scheme hides Labour�s student debt Students are today opposing Helen Clark�s announcement on the Government�s intention to establish a savings scheme for tertiary education.	application/pdf 229.3KB
28 Jan 2005 - Mallard gets key facts on student loans wrong Students are offering to brief new Tertiary Minister, Trevor Mallard, on the student loan scheme after he got key facts about student loans wrong on National Radio this morning.	application/pdf 188KB
27 Jan 2005 - New research shows student debt and fees rise by Average student debt has risen by 36 percent since 2001 and fees have risen by 34 percent since according to major new research released today by the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA).	application/pdf 258KB
26 Jan 2005 - Student conference gears up for general election f The New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) is holding its annual January Conference in Wellington over the next three days and top of the agenda is the campaign against student debt in the lead up to this year�s general election.	application/pdf 236KB
20 Jan 2005 - Tax cuts no way to tackle student debt Students are today labelling Rodney Hide�s announcement that ACT would solve the student debt burden by cutting taxes as a backward step to the failed policies of the 1990�s. Mr Hide made this statement today in his �State of the Nation� address.	application/pdf 236.2KB
7 Jan 2005 - Government wrongly uses Bill of Rights to cut Students have obtained a legal opinion from a senior Wellington Barrister that shows that the government have wrongly used the Bill of Rights Act to cut access to student allowances for married, divorced and financially independent students.	application/pdf 188.6KB
6 Jan 2005 - New Research shows student loan burden major worry Over two thirds of 2004 school leavers say that fee increases are affecting their decisions to undertake tertiary study, according to new research by the New Zealand University Students� Association (NZUSA) about the tertiary study intentions of school leavers.	application/pdf 187.7KB

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