Students from the University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and Logan Park High School marched in protest on Wednesday over the end of the government’s fees-free scheme. Finance Minister Nicola Willis earlier this year confirmed 2026 would be the final year students could claim the subsidy, saving the government more than $1 billion. The march was organised by Education Action Group ’26.  Photo: Peter McIntosh

Tertiary students protest about the scrapping of the tertiary fees-free scheme at the University of Otago on Wednesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh