20/06/2026

NZ Herald: Public sector cuts push nervous university students into more debt as they delay entering job market

NZ Herald: Public sector cuts push nervous university students into more debt as they delay entering job market

Some students are spending thousands of dollars more on university courses as public service job cuts force them to reassess their career paths.

A recruitment expert told the Herald that “qualification creep” was making students feel they needed to study more to get entry-level roles.

Others are going…

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