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What policy changes, if any, have occurred in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, following the Cabinet directive on 13 September 2024 that 'public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race'?

Answered Question 8271 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What policy changes, if any, have occurred in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, following the Cabinet directive on 13 September 2024 that 'public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race'?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Vocational Education

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Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is responsible for operational policy aspects pertaining to tertiary education, with overall tertiary policy set by the Ministry of Education. The only change to operational policy that TEC has made is to the calculation of the learner component in DQ3-7 – to implement the removal of the Māori and Pacific learner aspect of calculations, as per the change in the funding mechanism made by the Ministry of Education.