“Tinetti’s defense boils down to ‘I thought it was ok to mislead Parliament because I didn’t know what was going on.’ The Privilege’s Committee report says it all, ‘a high degree of negligence,’ and a ‘significant error of judgement.’
“While being incompetent may have saved the education Minister from misleading parliament, it won’t save the 800,000 or so citizens who rely on the education system for their future.
“The problems are well rehearsed, kids not enrolled, kids enrolled but not attending, kids attending but not learning, kiwi kids sliding down the international rankings, a Ministry of Education that is a law unto itself.
“If you wonder why education is suffering in New Zealand, just remember Labour has a Minister of Education who can escape punishment for misleading parliament because she genuinely doesn’t know what’s going on.
“This is just the latest in now weekly examples of why New Zealand, and especially Kiwi Kids, need real change for their future at the election this October.”