International Students
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioAre foreign students coming back?
The pandemic smashed the international education sector - but are foreign students returning to our shores? Audio
Are foreign students coming back?
The pandemic smashed the international education sector - but are foreign students returning to our shores?
AudioFewer domestic students and a trickle of internationals
The door is reopening to international students but not in the way it was pre-pandemic. The Government is allowing 5-thousand new international students into the country from the middle of the year… Audio
Government document warns of risk of returning foreign students
A draft government document warns the eventual return of thousands of foreign students could worsen housing and teacher shortages and create over-reliance on students' fees.
Contingencies for cash-strapped universities
Hard financial decisions are facing universities trying to balance the books and deliver full student services next year - this after each 2020 semester has been affected with Covid disruptions… Audio
Reality biting for school budgets as international students drop
As the Covid uncertainty stretches on, schools budgets are being rejigged and tough decisions made due to the loss of income from international students. Overseas students are worth 750 million… Audio
School bells and whistles gone with their international students
The Finance Minister says international students aren't coming back to NZ any time soon. How will schools that have come to rely on the money they bring in now going to cut their cloth to fit? Audio
School bells and whistles gone with their international students
The Finance Minister says international students aren't coming back to NZ any time soon. How will schools that have come to rely on the money they bring in now going to cut their cloth to fit?
AudioChinese student downturn drop blamed on work rights and NCEA changes
The Schools International Education Business Association is predicting Chinese enrolments could drop by as much as 20 percent at some schools this year.
More Indian students speak out over exploitation
Employers are continuing to exploit foreign students and they're getting better at covering their tracks. The Migrant Workers Association says it's getting more complaints than ever from people who… Audio
Govt stalls immigration changes on officials' advice
The Government is 'holding fire' on changes to the rights of international students to work while studying, after officials advised a cautious approach was needed to protect tertiary institutions. Audio
Rinku's story - Life after the dark
In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight. The young Indian man claimed he was being… Audio
Rinku's story - Life after the dark
In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight. The young Indian man claimed he was being…
AudioExploited Indian students turning to suicide, support group warns
Some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers, a group representing migrant workers says. In… Audio
Exploited Indian students turning to suicide, support group warns
Some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers, a group representing migrant workers says. In…
AudioIndian students shamed & humiliated after Kiwi Dream turns sour
Desperate Indian students, who've spent tens of thousands of dollars on tertiary courses and job fees, are facing shame and humiliation after failing to gain residency in New Zealand. Audio
Indian businesses charging students up to $20k for jobs, visas
Indian business owners are illegally charging foreign students $20,000 or more for jobs that will get them work and residence visas. RNZ education reporter John Gerritsen has the details. Audio
One man controlling most of NZ Indian student market
Immigration officials suspect one man is controlling most of the multi-million-dollar Indian student market in New Zealand. RNZ education reporter John Gerritsen explains the details. Audio
