READER REPORT: The millennial problem with free tertiary educationJONATHAN DANIELS/UNSPLASH I had more spare cash at university than I do now - so why am I subsidising students? However, one policy that concerns me is free tertiary education, and the extra $50 a week students are getting in their pockets for living costs. READ MORE:* NZ spending on education continues to grow* The changing face of higher education* 80,000 students to benefit in 2018* Surge in students inquiring about free studyMy friends and I all felt relatively well off at university. What’s more, the extra students going to university for the 'free ride' will only devalue our education system and flood the New Zealand labour market. The free education incentive should be focused solely on industries where workers are needed, for example construction and trade.

Source: Stuff March 22, 2018 05:48 UTC