David Seymour’s school attendance plan is working but it needs to go further – Richard Prebble

Richard Prebble is a former Labour Party minister and Act Party leader. ‌NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Thursday, September 3, 2026. NZ will feel the impacts of a “Very Strong” El Niño event, and almost 50 jobs could be cut. Video / NZ HeraldLast week, I read David Seymour’s March 2024 Cabinet paper, Approach To Improving Attendance In Schools.You can see Seymour’s hand in it. It says the previous Labour Government “tried to hide the statistics”. No civil servant would write that.I realised it reveals Seymour’s method.First, measure the problem.