Hon Steve Maharey
Minister of Education

17 November 2005 Media Statement

English wrong - NZQA briefing released yesterday

Bill English has incorrectly claimed that the NZQA briefing for the incoming Minister has been 'leaked to some in the media' but not released publicly, Education Minister Steve Maharey said.

"The briefing was available on the NZQA website from 4pm yesterday as well as being posted to everyone who had previously requested it," Steve Maharey said.

"It seems the only person 'in the dark' about this is Mr English."

The briefing is on:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/news/featuresandspeeches/index.html

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