When she took over as leader, Jacinda Ardern made tertiary education one of her priorities. It will also restore the ability to get student allowances and loans throughout long-term courses such as medicine saying it made no sense to cut them off. When she took over as leader, Jacinda Ardern made tertiary education one of her priorities. She said it would mean more students could go on to study and get qualifications with less debt. The three-years package would be phased in, so from the beginning of 2018 everyone starting tertiary education would get one year study without paying fees.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2017 22:30 UTC