The figures indicate schools and universities, such as Otago, lost about a fifth of their foreign students. Photo: ODT filesImmigration New Zealand figures show there are now fewer than 50,000 foreign students in the country. In mid-March, there were 60,348 students with valid visas in New Zealand, but by early August that had fallen to 47,807. No foreign students had been allowed into New Zealand since the borders closed to non-residents on 19 March and students from China were stopped at the start of February. A further 6149 people outside New Zealand had valid study visas, including 3426 for universities and 1362 for schools.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 16, 2020 05:03 UTC