Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an immediate student support package to financially assist tertiary students to continue with their studies. The domestic tertiary student package will increase the student loan amount available for course-related costs for full-time students from $1000 to $2000, on a temporary basis. MARK MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to announce a support package for students. "Increasing student debt is not providing student support," she said. "We're really disappointed with the support package, if it can even be classed as a support package.

Source: Stuff April 14, 2020 03:56 UTC