Election 2026: National pledges lower student loan repayments for graduates staying in NZ, new penalties on Kiwis overseas

Election 2026: National pledges lower student loan repayments for graduates staying in NZ, new penalties on Kiwis overseas

Tom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·29 Aug, 2026 10:00 PM3 mins to read‌National Party leader Christopher Luxon makes a policy announcement from Rocket Lab in Auckland. Video / NZ HeraldNational is promising to lower compulsory student loan repayment rates for university graduates who stay in New Zealand, while increasing annual interest and buffing up penalties for those who move overseas, if re-elected. National’s finance spokesperson Nicola Willis said in a statement the party would campaign on reducing the compulsory

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