Average student spending on accommodation has risen from $193 to $200 a NZUSA survey has found. Photo: FileStudents are spending less on food so they can pay rising rents, a new survey has found. The survey by the NZ Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) says average student spending on food has dropped from $98 to $73 a week since its last income and spending survey in 2014. Massey University's student union emailed they survey to all its students in 2014, including extramural students, but this time it has been restricted to fulltime students. For comparison, only 18.6% of all New Zealanders aged 45 to 55 - the predominant age group of students' parents - have tertiary qualifications.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2017 23:15 UTC