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Loans Scheme Hardest On Pacific Graduates
Friday, 10 May 2002, 1:13 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
Pacific Island graduates have the longest student loan repayment times of any ethnic group, according to new figures released today by the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA). More >>
Student Loan Repayment Times Increase
Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 11:39 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The average repayment time for male graduates with student loans has increased from 14 to 15 years, and is still at 28 years for women according to new research released today by the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA). More >>
Students Incensed By Loans Review
Monday, 6 May 2002, 12:50 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) is outraged at suggestions that the Labour led Government will be reducing access to the living component of student loans, and re-directing existing funds into private savings schemes as part ... More >>
If Student Loan Scheme Is Broke Try Fixing It
Friday, 3 May 2002, 1:24 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) welcomes today’s announcement that the government will be gathering better statistical information about the student loan scheme, but believes that this data must be used to improve the scheme. More >>
Dentistry Students Deserve Refund
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 12:41 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is calling on the government to refund those dentistry students who paid unnecessarily high fees between 1995-1999 light of today’s High Court ruling in Otago University vs The Crown. More >>
Pacific Students Deepest In Debt
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 12:56 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
New figures released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) show the average annual borrowing of full time, full year Pacific Island university students is higher than any other ethnic group and points towards actual graduate ... More >>
Students Say Tax Cuts Equal Education Cuts
Monday, 15 April 2002, 3:51 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is calling on Bill English and the National Party to explain how an $815 million decrease in tax revenue in the first year, and $850 million for the next three years, won’t effect their investment ... More >>
Chequebook Research Threatens Academic Freedom
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 10:15 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is today warning that yesterday’s threats from the Vice Chancellor to “summarily fire’ members of staff who “talk down” the institution will become common place as universities compete for commercially ... More >>
Women Tired Of A Decade Of Discrimination
Friday, 8 March 2002, 9:39 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
Tomorrow is International Working Women’s Day, and female students around the country will be using the opportunity to show the way the student loan scheme is especially unfair to women. More >>
Let Them Eat Cake!
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 11:17 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
Student leaders are presenting current and former tertiary ministers with birthday cakes today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the student loan scheme. Cakes will be presented to former ministers Lockwood Smith, Wyatt Creech, Max Bradford ... More >>
Cheaper To Get A Home Than A Student Loan
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 1:42 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is calling on the Government to lower the interest rate on student loans in light of today’s announcement that the interest rate will be held at 7% for the third year in a row. More >>
Student Loan Debt Hits $5 Billion
Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 2:28 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
Total student debt has reached $5 billion this February according to government figures released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA). More >>
Student Loans Harder On Women
Friday, 15 February 2002, 10:27 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is calling on the government to dump the student loan scheme in light of new research released by the New Zealand Vice Chancellors Committee (NZVCC) that shows women graduates earn significantly ... More >>
Raukawa-Tait Should Resign
Friday, 15 February 2002, 12:18 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is appalled by Merepeka Raukawa-Tait’s decision to stand as a candidate for the Christian Heritage Party. More >>
New research shows more debt for more students
Monday, 28 January 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
Average student debt has increased by 18% since 1998 and the percentage of debt free students has halved since 1998 according to major new research released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA). More >>
Government Should Dump Student Loan Scheme
Thursday, 24 January 2002, 9:58 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
Students are calling on the government to commit to dumping the student loan scheme as part of their response to the Select Committee Inquiry into fees, loans and allowance. The government is to look at different options for student support in a discussion ... More >>
Decrease In Maori Receiving Student Allowances
Tuesday, 8 January 2002, 12:20 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
New figures showing only 24% of Maori tertiary students received a student allowance in 2000, down from 33% in 1999 are being met with concern by the national Maori university students’ association Te Mana Akonga (TMA) and the New Zealand University Students ... More >>
Survey Finds Harrassment Of Queer Students Common
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 10:32 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
40% of queer students said that they had experienced harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity whilst at university, according to a survey released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA). More >>
Student loan report warning sign of election issue
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 4:50 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
"Student debt will be a massive issue for the country heading into election year," said Sam Huggard, Co President of the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA), in response to the Student Loan Scheme 2001 Annual Report tabled ... More >>
New National Women's Rights Officer for 2002
Monday, 19 November 2001, 2:09 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) has a new National Women's Rights Officer (NWRO) for 2002. More >>
