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14 December 2006 - Tertiary Education Strategy Has Huge Issues t
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement today of an additional $24.6 million of annual funding for Medical and Dentistry education from next year. |
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11 Dec 06 - Student Loan Repayment Threshold is Too Low
Today the Government announced a small movement in the income threshold at which student borrowers must begin repaying their loans. Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said that from 1 April next year borrowers must begin repaying their loan when their income reaches just $17,784.
“For people coming out of tertiary education and earning just $17,784 per year, having to start repaying their student loan is a huge burden,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA). |
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7 Dec 06 - New Money for Medical/Dentistry Must Address Fees
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement today of an additional $24.6 million of annual funding for Medical and Dentistry education from next year.
“The injection of much needed funding must now go into reducing the incredible fee burden facing our medical and dentistry students,” said Conor Roberts Co-president of NZUSA. |
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28 November 06 - Key Should Support Free Education
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) congratulates John Key on his promotion to leadership of the National Party. |
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7 Nov 06 - NZVCC Report Highlights University Underfunding
A report released today by the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee (NZVCC) highlights the fact the New Zealand’s Universities are underfunded and the Government needs to urgently increase levels of funding to public institutions. |
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6 November 06 - Female students demand flexible working hours
Now is the time for flexible working hours legislation, say the Tertiary Women’s Focus Group (TWFG), the women’s policy and campaign group of the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA).
The TWFG have recently joined the coalition for Flexible Working Hours, which has the goal of legislating the right to request flexible hours for all workers. |
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2 November 06 - The Student Debt Cycle – Wellington Leg
Paul Chong, president of the Otago University Students’ Association, will be arriving at the steps of parliament at 12.30pm on Friday the 3rd of November to celebrate completing the North Island leg of his ‘Student Debt Cycle’.
Mr Chong is cycling the length of New Zealand to highlight the impact of high and increasing fees, low access to student living allowances and the underfunding of public tertiary education in New Zealand. |
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19 October 06 - $12.7 Billion Dollar Student Debt Tragedy in 201
The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report tabled in Parliament today highlights the ongoing impact of high and continually increasing tertiary education fees in New Zealand. |
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17 October 2006 - Auckland University Fee Increase Is Outrageous
Students are outraged with the University of Auckland’s recent 3.7% increase for undergraduate fees and 9.8% increase for postgraduate fees. |
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11 October 2006 - Use Surplus For Quality Tertiary Education
With the Government poised to announce a record surplus, students are calling on Labour to invest the money in quality public tertiary education, rather than frittering it away on tax cuts. |
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6 October 2006 - Masseys 10% Fee Rise Reckless
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) condemns the 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. |
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14 september 06 - Students Appear in Front of Select Committee
Students will be appearing in front of the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee this morning to speak against National MP Wayne Mapp’s Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill |
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13 September 06 - OECD Report confirms NZ high fees
The OECD education indicators show – consistently and over time – that individuals and
countries that invest in education and skills benefit economically and socially from that choice.
Human capital is a major factor driving economic growth, both in the world’s most advanced
economies and in those experiencing rapid development.
full document at -
http://www.students.org.nz/index.php?page=37 |
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6 Sept 06 - Students Welcome Victoria Fee Decision
Students are welcoming the decision of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to reject the unjustified money grab by Victoria University. |
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23 Aug 06 Students happy with death of no work rights bill
Students are happy that National MP Dr Wayne Mapp’s no work rights bill is dead with the announcement from the Maori Party that they will be joining with Labour and the Greens in opposing the legislation. |
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11 Aug 2006 - Otago Polytechnic fee increase disappointing
“Otago Polytechnic is the first of the public tertiary institutions to set its domestic fees this year and it is extremely disappointing that they have chosen to raise student fees, some by up to 5%,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA). |
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27-7-06 - Tertiary Changes Require Greater Investment
Students welcomed today’s announcement of a new funding system for tertiary education but warned that increased funding was seriously needed in Dr Cullen’s announcements if New Zealand is to have a high quality public tertiary education system. |
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4 July 2006 - NZUSA changes name to NZUSA
The New Zealand University Students' Association will now be known as the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations after its mid-year conference agreed to the name change. |
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28 June 06 - Millions Wasted on Tertiary Education Marketing
Research released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) reveals the millions of student and public dollars wasted by public tertiary education institutions on ineffective mass marketing campaigns. |
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28 June 06 - Students support funding boost for universities
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Dr Michael Cullen, that universities will receive a $26 million funding boost. |
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23 May 2006 - Students disappointed with Regulations Review Comm
Students are disappointed with yesterday’s decision of the Regulations Review Select Committee regarding a complaint made by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) on changes to the Student Allowance scheme. |
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18 May 2006 - Government fails to build on interest free loans
Budget 2006 has had a mixed reception from students said Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA)
“It was good to see the no interest on student loans policy feature prominently in today’s budget however we think that the government has missed a golden opportunity in today’s budget to deal with the drivers of student debt,” said Mr Roberts. |
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3 May 06 - Report confirms student debt contributing to brain dr
A report released by Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen confirms what the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) has been saying for over a decade – that high student debt is contributing to New Zealand’s brain drain. |
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26 April 2006 - Allowances going down, campus by campus
Information released by the Ministry of Education to the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) under the Official Information Act highlights the decline in the number of students who receive a student allowance on a campus by campus level. (Tables included in appendix below). |
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20 April 2006 - Increasing fees = increasing inflation
Information released yesterday by the Department of Statistics on the Consumer Price Index for the March 2006 quarter highlights the high rate of inflation for tertiary tuition.*
“The report notes that a significant upward contribution to inflation came from tertiary tuition which increased 4.6 percent,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand University Students’ Association. |
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12 April 2006 - Number getting student allowances has dropped
The number of students receiving a student allowance has continued to drop noted Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA).
“Recent Studylink figures reveal that the number of students receiving a living allowance dropped to 56,806 students in 2005, down from 60,826 in 2004 and over 70,000 in 2001.” |
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4 April 2006 - Students encouraged by proposed tertiary changes
“A good start to a better funding model,” is how Joey Randall, co-president of the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA), described Minister for Tertiary Education Dr Michael Cullen’s speech today on upcoming changes to the funding model for the tertiary sector. |
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31 March 2006 - Students welcome no interest on loans tomorrow
Students and graduates will be welcoming the introduction of no interest on student loans when the policy changes come into effect tomorrow.
“The changes that bring in no interest on student loans are a real positive move for New Zealand,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) |
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9 March 2006 - Increase public funding of tertiary sector
The New Zealand University Students’ Association joined calls today from the Association of University Staff (AUS) and the New Zealand Vice Chancellors’ Committee (NZVCC) to increase funding for our public tertiary institutions. |
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21 February 2006 - Medical & Dentistry review must reduce fees
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) stated today that the upcoming medical and dentistry funding review must address the extraordinarily high level of fees for those courses.
“NZUSA is happy that Michael Cullen is looking at reviewing the funding arrangements for medical and dentistry courses, however he must ensure that action is taken to significantly reduce the enormous costs incurred by students,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of NZUSA. |
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17 February 2006 - Lower medical fees are the best medicine
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) welcomed two pieces of news on medical fees today.
“Students are wrapped with the announcement by Dr Cullen that the University of Auckland will have to drop their fees to the fee maxima level,” said Conor Roberts, Co-president of NZUSA. |
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25 January 2006 - Student conference looks forward to more stude
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is holding its annual January Conference in Wellington over the next three days. The focus of the Conference will be strategic planning for the next three years in the lead up to the 2008 General Election. |
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