Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: National's winning on education - and parents agree

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive by NZME

Oct 7, 20262:25News & Politics

So I reckon there was one moment in that leaders' debate that would have worried parents up and down this country, and it was this one. Chris Hipkins conceded that, if Labour were to win the election, he would scrap the...

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