Mary Holm: Tertiary fees are not tax deductible
However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.
However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.
The case of the St Bede's College students who breached Civil Aviation rules while on a school rowing trip raises some big questions. Lawyer Mai Chen looks at them.
The lesson seems to be, today more than ever, when considering university education: choose carefully if employment is your objective.
The dress that broke the internet is now being studied by Kiwi university students.
Students are not being taught enough "space and shape" mathematics and the "huge" learning gap is hurting achievement, the Ministry of Education says.
A large student population surrounds Otago University creating an intense, rich, youthful culture. Great ideas spew out of those messy flats. So does spew, writes Matt Heath.
The lack of students leaving secondary school with Information and Communications Technology qualifications has been a concern for several years, however the Auckland Business Leaders Group says fixing it more urgent than ever.
In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
From the moment today's school examination system was conceived in the 1980s there were fears that standards would be "dumbed down".
A big drop in the number of students able to study at tertiary level has prompted calls for the NZQA to review new University Entrance requirements.
Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.
The rising cost of tertiary fees is reflected in the latest student loan borrowings figures released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand.
Word-lovers are being encouraged to ditch new coinages for long-lost words that may have fallen out of favour.
If teacher performance is to be based on student assessments it is likely to be subject to numerous rorts and manipulations, writes Peter Lyons. It is also likely to narrow the focus of teaching to ensuring assessment results rather than broader learning.
The country's largest university is bankrolling the official name change of transgender students to avoid them being accidentally outed in class.
Hundreds of tertiary students and graduates are taking advantage of an exchange programme visa encouraging New Zealanders to get a taste of living the American dream.
A probe that has already uncovered nearly $10 million in misappropriated tertiary funding is to be expanded to include a dozen suspect programmes around the country.
Partnered content: Many stroke survivors who regain the ability to walk in hospital struggle to maintain the same level of mobility once they return home.
Partnered content: New Zealand companies may be affected negatively by the phenomenon of 'directors’ networks', according to a new AUT study.
More than half a century lies between them, but the youngest and oldest students graduating from the University of Auckland both have a secret.
Research funding from the dairying and soft drink industries could be declined on ethical grounds under proposals being worked through by the University of Canterbury.
The University of Auckland has made it into the 2014 Green Gown Awards, which recognise excellence in sustainability and environmental performance improvement.
All tertiary students would be paid a universal student allowance and also have the cost of their course fees paid under an Internet Mana Party policy.
The Warriors have been drawn into an investigation into the use of tertiary education funding on the eve of the club's biggest game of the season.
Internet-Mana press secretary Pam Corkery offered to resign after swearing at journalists at the party's launch, but she says she won't apologise to the reporters.