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Did she mean that she did not believe New Zealand education providers are capable of working internationally when she said, “I don’t think it will shock anyone that an international company was used on international benchmarking and consistency”, and if not, what did she mean?

Answered Question 29794 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Did she mean that she did not believe New Zealand education providers are capable of working internationally when she said, “I don’t think it will shock anyone that an international company was used on international benchmarking and consistency”, and if not, what did she mean?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am relying on the advice from my officials that Learning First was the only company that was able to undertake this work.