After receiving preliminary advice from the international education sector, the New Zealand government has decided to cease a review of in-study work rights.

Stakeholders in New Zealand’s international education industry have criticised the government’s decision to increase the export education levy, after the central government fund it supplies almost ran out earlier this year, due to provider closures.

Declining visa applications from India have led to a 20% drop in the total number of students applying for a visa to study in New Zealand from offshore in 2016. The first drop in three years.