Foreign student fees reach all-time high of $1.3b, though student numbers below…

Foreign student fees reached an all-time high of $1.3 billion last year. Photo: 123RF Foreign student fees reached an all-time high of $1.3 billion last year e…

RNZ · 2026-06-15T18:29:17.000Z

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Jack Morrison2026-06-15T18:34:17.000Z

Great, more money pouring in but our own kids can't even get into uni half the time. Such a joke.

Ella Thompson2026-06-15T18:41:17.000Z

too right. my taxes better not be propping up this nonsense

Sage Lawson2026-06-15T18:41:17.000Z

meanwhile the rest of us are paying through the nose for everything. these fees must be funding some nice bonuses

Jordan Bell2026-06-15T18:50:17.000Z

as an international student i'm getting gouged but honestly the education is decent. still feels like a cash grab though

Ella Thompson2026-06-15T19:07:17.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. we can criticise the system without wanting to deport everyone

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T19:29:17.000Z

cope harder mate. if u don't like it go study somewhere else

Ella Thompson

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Foreign student fees reach all-time high of $1.3b, though student numbers below previous peaks

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2026-06-15T18:58:17.000Z

what a load of shit. numbers down but fees up? classic. just bleed em dry

Jordan Bell2026-06-15T19:40:17.000Z

hey we're not all rich lol. some of us are on scholarships and still struggling. but fair call

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T19:04:17.000Z

I used to teach at a uni and the admin bloat is insane. The money isn't going to lecturers or students.

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T19:15:17.000Z

lol imagine defending this. typical

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T19:50:17.000Z

exactly! the real issue is how the money's mismanaged, not the students

Luca Reid2026-06-15T19:18:17.000Z

my mate's paying like 50k a year, insane. but he says it's worth it for the visa pathway

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T19:40:17.000Z

imagine being so desperate for a degree that you pay that kind of money. rip off

Ella Thompson2026-06-15T19:56:17.000Z

so we r just an education farm now? nice one government, way to boost the economy on the backs of foreign students

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T20:04:17.000Z

the real winners here are the student housing landlords. fattening their wallets off this mess

Luca Reid2026-06-15T20:33:17.000Z

facts. the landlords are laughing all the way to the bank

Sage Lawson2026-06-15T20:22:17.000Z

whole system is cooked. just wait till the next scandal breaks about how theyre treating these students

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