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28 May 2009 - Government won’t front up to students
28 May 2009
Student leaders today are questioning the Government’s commitment to tertiary education and supporting learners after Government Ministers have again declined to speak to student leaders and representatives.
The Minister of Tertiary Education, Hon Anne Tolley, and the Associate Minister of Tertiary Education, Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, were invited to speak at the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations’ January conference and the upcoming July conference, but won’t be attending. For the past decade, a representative from the Government has regularly fronted up to students in these forums. ...READ MORE
14 May 2009 Tertiary Education cuts will hurt students
19 May 2009
Students are outraged today at the confirmation there will be no funding increases to the
tertiary sector in the upcoming Budget and are concerned at the detrimental effect this will
have on students.
The Minister of Finance, Bill English, confirmed today that the National-led Government
would not be honouring Labour’s commitment of ensuring funding keeps up with CPI.
“A decision not to increase funding to the sector is, in effect, an unacceptable cut to tertiary
education”, said Sophia Blair, Co-President of the New Zealand Union of Students’
Associations (NZUSA). “This will have a negative impact on the quality of tertiary education
that students receive and there is a major concern that tertiary institutions may have to take
drastic measures to cope, such as limiting entry, effectively shutting people out of education.” ...READ MORE
12 May 2009 - Prime Minister guarantees interest free loans will
18 May 2009
Student leaders are relieved at Prime Minister John Key’s guarantee that interest-free student
loans are here to stay.
“We welcome the Prime Minister’s decisive statement clarifying that the interest-free student
loan policy will remain”, said Jordan King, Co-President of the New Zealand Union of Students’
Associations (NZUSA).
John Key confirmed National’s position on Breakfast television yesterday, stating the level of
interest applied to student loans would remain at zero percent, after speculation had surfaced
in recent weeks that National may reverse the 2005 policy decision to remove interest on loans
and move to interest-bearing loans for higher education. ...READ MORE
8 May 2009 - Government needs to quash rumours on
18 May 2009
Students are alarmed at speculation that the Government may be looking to reintroduce
interest back onto student loans in the forthcoming budget.
Statements made in this week’s Trans Tasman political newsletter indicated that government
officials had been working on changes to the interest free student loan policy
“The National Party promised before it was elected that it would not remove the existing
interest free student loan policy that Labour introduced in 2005. Any move to reintroduce
interest onto student loans would be a clear case of a broken election promise to students,
graduates, families and communities.” said Jordan King, Co-President of The New Zealand
Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA). ...READ MORE
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