14 May 2025

Retail NZ on 140 million govt package to improve attendance

From Checkpoint, 4:07 pm on 14 May 2025

The Minister in charge of attendance, David Seymour in an announcement said business should not serve children in school uniforms in school hours if they're doing their bit to curb truancy. On Wednesday, the government announced a 140 million dollar package to improve attendance over the next four years. Ann-Marie Johnson, the Manager for Advocacy and Advice for Retail NZ spoke to Lisa Owen.