Student Loans
'It's stupid': Student groups reject loan interest proposal
Students' associations have rubbished suggestions the government should reintroduce interest on new student loans. Audio
Think tank calls for interest on student loans
The government should start charging interest on new student loans, the New Zealand Initiative think tank says. Audio
Student debt
Aetna Insurance in the US is luring young people to work for them by offering large lump sums to go toward their student loans. Audio
Rethink interest-free student loans, says poverty action group
The Child Poverty Action Group is calling for a rethink of the zero-interest student loan policy.
Calls for the world wide web to be controlled by governments
The man who invented hte world wide web is calling on governments to control it, saying it's become the world's largest surveillance system. Audio
Bernard Hickey discusses the ballooning student debt issue
Economist Bernard Hickey talks about how the student debt burden has grown to nearly 15 billion dollars. Audio
Student loan arrests too harsh, govt told
Student groups want the government to stop using what they call draconian techniques to get people to repay their student loans.
Overseas student loan repayment increase
Inland Revenue have seen an increase in student loan repayments from people living overseas after a man was arrested at the border in January for failing to pay his debt. Audio
Kiwis abroad fear returning to NZ
New Zealanders abroad are worried they might be arrested if they come back to the country because of unpaid student loans. Video
'I just felt like I was a criminal'
A Cook Island teacher arrested for failing to make student loan repayments insists he never heard from IRD, despite the department saying it tried to reach him several times. Video, Audio
Will student loan debtors turn into permanent outcasts?
The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations says it's worried harsh penalties will see student loan defaulters turned into permanent outcasts. Audio
Teacher says arrest for not paying student debt unfair
A Cook Islands maths teacher says he has been treated unfairly after being arrested for failing to repay his student loan. Video, Audio
Man arrested for failing to pay his student loan
A man has been arrested for failing to pay his student loan. Audio
Kiwis overseas $840m behind on student loans
New Zealanders living overseas owe $840 million in overdue student loan repayments, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) says.
Student loan debt reaches $14.8bn
Students are borrowing and repaying more than ever, and the total student loan debt has reached $14.8 billion.
Steven Joyce adds extra year of student loan payments
Medical students are welcoming a surprise government change of heart over student loans. Audio
Calls for fewer restrictions on Australian student loans
Student groups say the Australian government's plan to make student loans available for long-term New Zealand residents isn't generous enough. Audio
Australian student loan legislation 'frustrating'
The National Union for Students is frustrated with the Australian government's plan to make student loans available for long-term New Zealand residents, saying it isn't generous enough. Audio
No fees for tertiary students in Germany
No fee universities in Germany are attracting local and international students alike. Do we need to extend Invercargill's scheme to other parts of NZ? Audio
Kristina Andersen - Student loans
Kristina Anderson is the country's only specialist adviser on going bankrupt to clear student debt. Student debt has now passed $14 billion and Anderson, from Auckland's Tax Hub Ltd, says it's time… Audio
