Getting Smarter on Early Childhood Education in NZ’s National Infrastructure Plan
Statement from the Office of ECE. Submitted to the Hon Chris Bishop and the NZ Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga. July 16, 2025.
Released August 6, 2025.
The draft National Infrastructure Plan notes that NZ has a formidable number of infrastructure
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