26 May 2014
The student loan debt burden of Maori and Pasifika students
Figures from the Ministry of Education show Maori and Pacific island students make up 19 percent of borrowers, but take 2 years longer than their European counterparts to pay their loans back - more than 8 years. Nine to Noon speaks with Paul Spoonley - Pro-Vice Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Science at Massey University, Hine Parata-Walker - Academic Vice-President of Ngāi Tauira at Victoria University, and Daniel Haines - President of the New Zealand Students Association.