The number of international students with visas in New Zealand has beaten previous records this autumn, immigration statistics show.
International Arrivals Photo: Supplied
More than 93,000 students held visas in March, the highest total since records began in 2006.
Foreign student numbers have been above 80,000 since 2015.
That compared to a low of 51,000 student visa holders in April 2008.
The Labour Party yesterday unveiled policies to cut immigration by between 20,000 and 30,000 a year, with low-quality education courses one of their specific targets.
International student enrolments rose by 6 percent last year to 131,609.