"...the Charter School model is just totally, fundamentally flawed. Labour will repeal the Charter School model, we'll deal with any schools that have been established in the meantime on a case-by-case basis ..."

#ChrisHipkins, NZ Labour leader, 2025

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/11/05/the-bradbury-group-with-chris-hipkins-fran-osullivan-john-tamahere-simon-wilson/

This is the kind of bottom line we need to hear more of from Labour. "Charter Schools" can be converted to Special Character schools, just like the last lot.

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Eww gross. Rimmer is using the wellbeing of autistic people to shill his corporate schools nonsense;

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/577337/government-announces-new-charter-school-for-secondary-students-with-autism

This could have been started just as easily as a so-called special character school within the public school system. With much better protections for the rights and interests of students, parents and staff.

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