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This from @Diane Platt: 🔴 SO WE DON'T FORGET. HOW MUCH THE PREVIOUS LABOUR GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY DID — AND HOW MUCH THE COALITION HAS TORN DOWN. The noise of the last three years has buried the record. So here's a reminder. UNDER LABOUR: 🟢 2.1 million Kiwis received a cost of living payment. 🟢 Over 190,000 Kiwis supported with trades training and apprenticeships. 🟢 More than one million New Zealanders kept warm through the Winter Energy Payment. 🟢 The minimum wage rose to $21.20 — then to $22.70. 🟢 12,500 public and transitional homes delivered. 🟢 Fuel tax cut and half-price public transport during the Ukraine crisis. 🟢 Visiting the doctor made cheaper or free for nearly 600,000 New Zealanders. 🟢 Paid parental leave extended from 18 to 26 weeks. 🟢 The biggest mental health investment of any Budget — $1.96 billion. 🟢 Free school lunches for over 200,000 children — 45 million lunches served. 🟢 The Zero Carbon Act passed. 🟢 Almost every state school upgraded through the School Investment Package. 🟢 NCEA fees removed. 🟢 Best Start payments for parents. 🟢 A new Cancer Action Plan and the largest investment in radiation machines. 🟢 A UK free trade deal expected to boost GDP by up to $1 billion. 🟢 Thousands more places in out-of-school care. 🟢 The bright-line test extended to 10 years. 🟢 Teacher aides won pay equity. 🟢 Warmer Kiwi Homes delivered almost 80,000 insulation and heating installs. 🟢 Interest-free and low-interest loans helped more than 115,000 businesses during COVID. 🟢 The Māori Health Authority established. 🟢 Abortion removed from the Crimes Act. 🟢 Government funding for adult night classes restored. 🟢 Pharmac's budget increased by 51% — 75 new medicines funded. 🟢 Early education teachers moved closer to pay parity. 🟢 Over 1,700 regional economic development projects worth $4.3 billion. 🟢 A Business Growth Fund proposed for small and medium businesses. 🟢 Foundations laid for a firearms registry. 🟢 One billion trees programme launched. 🟢 Kōhanga reo supported with fair pay and better facilities. 🟢 Free period products rolled out in nearly 2,000 schools. 🟢 $50 million committed to decarbonising the public transport bus fle
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