Kristin School visits Parliament

I was visited in my office today by twenty Year 13 students (7th formers for those still operating on the old system) from Kristin School on the North Shore. I attended the Senior School Prizegiving last year and was pleased to return the hospitality today. Kristin is the country's largest Independent School, one of the 97 I have responsibility for with my Associate Education hat on.

The group is visiting Wellington for the week and today was the Parliamentary visit. Unfortunately there was no Question Time (definitely the best time to visit the debating chamber) because the House is still in urgency. Instead the students were treated to the committee stage of the ACC bill. They also visited their local MP, Hon Wayne Mapp and had a tour around the complex.

I enjoy visits from school groups - they always have interesting comments to make about the parliamentary process and the politicians, although this group was very polite. We had a photo session outside my office, for the sake of prosterity.