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# What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part Four
- URL: https://goodoil.news/what-they-promised-vs-what-they-delivered-part-four/
- Published: 2020-01-25T03:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-25T21:18:06.000Z
- Author: General
- Tags: General, NZ, NZ Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

Source: [**brokenpromises.co.nz**](https://www.brokenpromises.co.nz/?fbclid=IwAR07syGIRH8sSu-l0iaMj4yhgtSJB3RjYov1jtbGpFgkfJgZXQVeTdRUBXI&ref=goodoil.news)

**Promise**: *Free Doctors Visits*

> “Free doctor visits will be extended to everyone under 14, with teen health checks for all Year 9 students.”  
>  
> **Speech from the Throne**

**Broken promise**:

A lovely sentiment that has not been delivered. The promise was made by Labour to NZ First. The last time it was mentioned publicly was on the 30th April 2018 on *Newshub.*

**Promise**: *Early Childhood Education*

> “It \[the Government\] will grow the number of early childhood centres, and fund them to employ qualified and registered teachers.”  
>  
> **Speech from the Throne**

**Broken promise**:

> The overall number of licensed Early Childhood Education services has actually **decreased** from **4,567** centres in 2017 to **4,532** in 2018.  
>  
> **Source: Education Counts website**

**Promise**: *Financial Literacy*

> “This government will offer all high school students free driver training and **financial literacy**, as part of a toolkit giving all school leavers valuable practical skills.”  
>  
> **Speech from the Throne**

**Partially** **Broken Promise**:

They only partially delivered a tool for teachers to teach this. It was “a very once-over-lightly effort and will do little to properly raise standards in this area.”

**Promise:** *Mental Health*

> “It will pilot counsellors in primary schools, and it will rebuild outdated or unsuitable classrooms.  
>  
> **Speech from the Throne**

**Broken promise**:

> In June 2019 the NZ Association of Counsellors backed a petition asking for counsellors to be placed in primary and intermediate schools. No sign of progress any time soon.  
>  
> **Source: Scoop NZ**

- What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part[ one.](https://thebfd.co.nz/2020/01/what-they-promised-vs-what-they-delivered-part-one/?ref=goodoil.news)
- What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part[ two.](https://thebfd.co.nz/2020/01/what-they-promised-vs-what-they-delivered-part-two/?ref=goodoil.news)
- What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part [three.](https://thebfd.co.nz/2020/01/what-they-promised-vs-what-they-delivered-part-three/?ref=goodoil.news)

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