Useful links

Useful external links for international students and providers.

Government agencies

• Education NZ

  • Study in New Zealand

• Foreign representatives to New Zealand

• Immigration New Zealand

  • Studying in New Zealand

•  Ministry of Education

  • Regulations to better support international students

• New Zealand District Courts

• New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)

  • Information for international students: Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of the International Students

  • Information for international students: Code of Practice Summary pamphlet with translations in a number of languages 

  • Information for providers: The Education (Pastoral Care for International Students) Code of Practice 2016

  • Making a complaint

Rights and advice

• Citizens Advice Bureau

• Community Law Centres

• New Zealand Law Society

Translation services

• The Translation Service, Department of Internal Affairs

Relevant legislation

• Education Act 1989

• Education Amendment Act 2015

• Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016

• International Student Contract Dispute Resolution Scheme Rules 2016