Govt's message to students: perform or lose funding

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The Government is to stop funding university students who fail and will no longer give them interest-free loans.
The Government is to stop funding university students who fail and will no longer give them interest-free loans.

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12 Mar 2010 11:11a.m.

Ty Williams wrote:

Tax payers have always picked up the cost of education in this country. And that is the way it should be if we want a decent society. My last year at uni (Otago 89) cost me the handsome sum $134 (excluding living costs) Steven Joyce would have had the same costs apply to him no doubt. I find it a little rich that the majority of MP's who attended uni for next to nothing continue to make it harder for young people to achieve.

That so many in these posts have so little regard for the struggles of the young people of this country speaks volumes about our societies moral fibre.

We now truly have an education system that favors the have's & treat's the have not's with the distain they undoubtedly deserve.

11 Mar 2010 02:40p.m.

ian wrote:

Once again,be responsible for the consequences of your own efforts and actions.Accept gracefully success,blame no one else for failure, especially when I and other tax payers are funding you.

10 Mar 2010 04:22p.m.

John wrote:

Harden Up? Yeah Right! Sue "Harden up students! I studied for 3 years and by working during each summer holiday break could easily save enough money for the coming years Uni Fees. It is still possible to get an education in this country and leave Uni debt free. Bring on the changes." My course of study barely leaves enough time to sleep, let alone work during the semester. I am having to borrow around $13300 a year for course fees and rent, and rely on money from parents for small insignificant things like food. In order to save this much money during the summer holidays I would have to work around at least 125hours per week (worked out at minimum wage-all a unskilled student can get). Gone are the days when students could get well paid seasonal work during their break. As for getting a education and remaining debt free, currently the best way to achieve that is to get the qualification then leave New Zealand and never look back (something which hardly benefits our economy).