National is promising to crack down on people abroad who are failing to pay back their student loans. 

If re-elected, the party would ease compulsory student loan repayments from 12 percent to 10 percent - and charge those living overseas an extra one percent in annual interest. 

Arrest warrants could be sought for serious, ongoing defaults. 

Leader Christopher Luxon has said 93% of overdue payments are overseas, and about 21% of overseas borrowers haven't paid back for 15 years and have no payment plan. 

But, is this holding the country's young people to ransom? Is it their fault that there are more, higher-paid opportunities overseas?  

Today on The Front Page, Victoria University Student Association president Aidan Donoghue is with us.

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National is promising to crack down on people abroad who are failing to pay back their student loans.&nbsp;
If re-elected, the party would ease compulsory student loan repayments from 12 percent to 10 percent - and charge those living overseas an extra one percent in annual interest.&nbsp;
Arrest warrants could be sought for serious, ongoing defaults.&nbsp;
Leader Christopher Luxon has said 93% of overdue payments are overseas, and about 21% of overseas borrowers haven't paid back for 15 years and have no payment plan.&nbsp;
But, is this holding the country's young people to ransom? Is it their fault that there are more, higher-paid opportunities overseas?&nbsp;&nbsp;
Today on The Front Page, Victoria University Student Association president Aidan Donoghue is with us.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

‘Meh’: Uni students unimpressed by National's loan plan

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