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Parental debt

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Parental debt

Since the 1990s students have had to pay for tertiary education. Some young people continue to live at home to keep costs down while studying, meaning that their parents continue to support them financially. This 2005 cartoon playfully highlights the burden these parents can face.

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Alison Gray, Midlife adults – Middle age and midlife, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/26817/parental-debt (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison Gray, published 22 March 2011.