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New Zealand's main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it wins a September election, with the clampdown focused on international students.

Labour Party leader Andrew Little said it was "time for a breather on immigration" in the nation, which has experienced record annual net arrivals of about 70,000 in recent years.

Little said his centre-left party would cut that by up to 30,000 a year, including slashing an estimated 22,000 student visas.

He said the nation of 4.5 million could not cope with existing migration levels.

"It's contributed to the housing crisis, put pressure on hospitals and schools and added to congestion on roads," he said.

Little said parts of New Zealand's international education sector had become a "back door to residency" which he planned to close if he won the September 23 national election.

Under the plan, visas for many "low value" courses that do not involve at least a bachelor's degree would be cut.

Work visas for international students and recent graduates would also be tightened to stop them taking low-skilled jobs unr

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