EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 6 MIN
Aidan Donoghue: Victoria University Students' Association President on the Government scrapping the fees-free scheme
from The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin · host Newstalk ZB
University student groups want the Government to reconsider the scrapping of the fees-free study scheme. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed it'll end at the Budget, with 2026 being the final year students are eligible. Victoria University of Wellington Student Association President Aidan Donaghue says it's being binned as the cost of living bites. "There's huge opportunity costs...we can't work full time while also studying. So energy, heating, groceries, fuel - those are all just compounding on students as they try and better themselves." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aidan Donoghue: Victoria University Students' Association President on the Government scrapping the fees-free scheme
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