#BHN Nats wrong on Northland numbers | Sir Ian Taylor on Smokefree 2025 | Stanford education targets

National so wrong on Northland cigarette suppliers under the Smokefree 2025 legislation that they are repealing stating on numerous occasions that there would only be "1 store in Northland" when in truth there would have been 35. Newshub told them last week and they continued to share the lie up until today. Sir Ian Taylor has written an op-ed citing unintended consequences he is seeing from NZ electing a National led government. Sir Ian is particularly surprised by the cancellation of Labour's Smokefree 2025 target and policy. See Ian's op-ed here https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/301019123/sir-ian-taylor-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-new-government Education Minister, Erica Stanford, has made a bold statement that 80% of intermediate students by 2030 will enter secondary school at or above their expected curriculum learning level. Fresh water could dramatically worsen with National's plan to roll back environmental projections ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ