people and communities
Inflated student loan debt stopping New Zealanders from coming home
After collating stories from over 400 New Zealanders living and working overseas, the Green Party is calling for an urgent cross-party inquiry into the student loan repayment scheme for overseas-based New Zealanders.“The system isn’t working, because it isn’t fair,” says the Green Party's Overseas New Zealanders spokesperson, Lawrence Xu-Nan. “We should be welcoming our friends and whānau home for Christmas, but for many of those living overseas with student loans, they’re simply too worried about their debt . “78 per...