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Education heating up as battleground
Labour and National clash over education policy as polling shows 74% support for mandatory one-hour daily learning.
In brief
Labour and National clash over education policy as polling shows 74% support for mandatory one-hour daily learning. Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Erica Stanford disagree on education policy, with 74% of voters supporting mandatory one-hour daily learning. Originally reported by NZ Herald.
Education policy clash
Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Erica Stanford disagree over education policy.
One hour learning debate
Chris Hipkins said Labour would drop compulsory one hour a day each on maths, reading and writing.
National's response
National's Erica Stanford claims Labour favours teacher unions over kids' needs.
Labour's defence
Ginny Andersen told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking schools already do one hour learning.
Public support
Parents' Alliance polling shows 74% of voters support mandatory one hour daily learning.
Labour voter support
63% of Labour voters support mandatory one hour daily learning.
Charter schools debate
Other contested issues include charter schools, Teachers' Council and PAT assessments.
Mongrel Mob hui
The Mongrel Mob held a whānau, health and wellbeing election hui.
MP criticism
National and Act MPs condemned Green MP Hūhana Lyndon and Te Pāti Māori MPs for attending Mongrel Mob event.
Minister criticism
Three ministers criticised the Mongrel Mob event: Simeon Brown, Paul Goldsmith and Nicole McKee.
Peters' mystery conversation
Winston Peters claimed his attack on Chinese-born Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan was not racist.
Xu-Nan's response
Xu-Nan confirmed he has never spoken with Peters but believes remarks were racist and harmful.
Peters' justification
Peters said he knew Xu-Nan because he 'talked to him about it'.
Xu-Nan's clarification
Xu-Nan suggested Peters may have mistaken him for someone else.
Peters' stance
Xu-Nan stated his remarks were racist and harmful towards Chinese communities.
Campaign quiz
The first electorate won by the Green Party in New Zealand was Coromandel in 1999.
The short version
Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Erica Stanford disagree on education policy, with 74% of voters supporting mandatory one-hour daily learning.
