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2025: National Party Alters Fees-Free Policy Amid Rising Costs

9/27/2025

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By 2025, National Party shifted the fees-free policy to the final year of study.
In 2025, a full-time student with a child can receive $519.81 weekly.
Auckland rents average $689.
International students pay $48,310 to $86,561 annually, with over 20,000 enrolled in New Zealand.
Interest-free loans were introduced in 2006, but debt remains.

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Story summary

By 2025, National Party shifted the fees-free policy to the final year of study.
In 2025, a full-time student with a child can receive $519.81 weekly.
Auckland rents average $689.
International students pay $48,310 to $86,561 annually, with over 20,000 enrolled in New Zealand.
Interest-free loans were introduced in 2006, but debt remains.