Apprentices across Aotearoa could receive a significant pay rise under a new Green Party election policy promising to abolish the training wage, provide $2,000 towards tools and equipment, and invest an additional $30 million annually in Māori and Pacific trades training. The announcement is the latest component of the Green Party’s Good Jobs for All…

The Green Party has unveiled a new election policy promising students $380 a week while completing compulsory practical placements, in a move aimed at easing financial hardship and tackling workforce shortages across Aotearoa’s health, education and social services sectors. The proposal would provide a universal weekly payment to eligible students undertaking mandatory placements as part…