New Zealand brings forward border reopening for overseas students

Country’s universities have ‘a lot of catching up to do’ despite two-month reprieve

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May 11, 2022

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May 12, 2022

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Nelson, New Zealand - March 10, 2012. A Man with a Boy on his shoulders look out to an Air New Zealand Aeroplane at Nelson's Domestic Airport, Nelson Region, New Zealand.

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