This is outrageous. The Nats didn’t campaign on it, nor was it signalled in the Minister’s consultation. Our polytechs are part of our PUBLIC education infrastructure and there is no way that they should be up for sale. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... - ThreadSky

beefaerie.bsky.social • 74 days ago

This is outrageous. The Nats didn’t campaign on it, nor was it signalled in the Minister’s consultation. Our polytechs are part of our PUBLIC education infrastructure and there is no way that they should be up for sale.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/537286/polytech-sales-possible-but-unlikely-when-te-pukenga-disestablished-minister

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meatmechsuit.bsky.social•74 days ago

Someone will buy the land then rent it back to the polytechnics, bankrupting them.

jennykaynz.bsky.social•73 days ago

Previous law changes to the Education Act under Steven Joyce (from memory) paved the way for sales to be enabled, even of land bequested to polytechs for education purposes. NZCTU and others submitted against it. E.g. 2017 clause (since repealed). #NZpol
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0020/latest/DLM6928743.html#DLM6928745

jennykaynz.bsky.social•73 days ago

Look at plans initiated by Steven Joyce as Minister for Tertiary Education (2010 – 2016) when he unpicked protections that kept tertiary education open to many. Removed NZCTU reps from councils, changed law to enable land sales. Cutting funding continues path to privatisation. #NZpol

south305.bsky.social•74 days ago

Nact clearly look at the polytechs as a financial burden when in fact they are the key to a skilled workforce and productivity gains.

Unfortunately labour has shown they don’t know how to utilise the polytechs in an effective way either

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•74 days ago

They don't want a "skilled workforce"

They want uneducated slaves. That's it. That's the plan.

katypi.bsky.social•74 days ago

The hell of PBRF, who was that?

bewarethefish.bsky.social•74 days ago

Will Labour commit to renationalising any sold off public education infrastructure when next in government?

bjjanssen.bsky.social•74 days ago

Yes it is outrageous

But our system is set up so they can do it and no shouting from the cross benches makes any difference

Seriously what will Labour do to stop it?

Play more middle of the road politics?

carb-on-carb.bsky.social•74 days ago

Yeah. This.

cmdr-unifex.bsky.social•73 days ago

Labour/Greens/TPM *need* to make noises about nationalizing any assets that the current government sells off. There needs to be a public MOU made around this. It will make purchases like this much less appealing and will become a campaign promise we can get behind. #NZPol

whakamataku.bsky.social•73 days ago

💯💯💯

nzpom.com•73 days ago

First cab off the rank, the electricity market.

jecryan.bsky.social•74 days ago

They will say that getting a plurality of votes is a mandate and that a vote is consultant - if that was true everything and I mean every policy and bill needs to be published before the election

rask004.bsky.social•74 days ago

Simmons was also in charge of Ministry of Disability when it had it's debacle?

ldiamond40.bsky.social•74 days ago

Yep I have just got into the tertiary and I love it, I’m really worried. Why can’t they just leave stuff alone. And typical they drop this on most teachers last day before Xmas.

cherylm1927.bsky.social•74 days ago

Just an extension of the wholesale privatisation of our education system.

jonocarpenter.bsky.social•74 days ago

The thems can't make any more money without a a final.pillaging of the State. No more fro tiers to explore, no more lands to colonise. Just Satuen devouring it's young. If you need any proof that noone is seriously thinking about making it to Mars, it's this. A final scrabble to summit the corpses

spiderandme.bsky.social•74 days ago

Sell to vulture funds ➡️ reduce quality of education ➡️ suck out shareholder profits ➡️ go running to the state for bailouts when the $$ runs out

Why is anyone still falling for this?

houseofhazz.bsky.social•74 days ago

This. Has. Been. The. Gameplan. From. The. Start. For. Everything.

Te Tiriti
Public Sector redundancies
Deregulating

It's all about privatising public services to enrich the patrician class.

Ray Charles could see this and he's blind. And also dead.

ms-firecracker.bsky.social•74 days ago

"Privitisation=tax" argument but it also delivers leverage for those taxes

ms-firecracker.bsky.social•74 days ago

*privatisation 🤦‍♀️

houseofhazz.bsky.social•74 days ago

As Juvenal said, "Nothing's for free in Rome."

ms-firecracker.bsky.social•74 days ago

100%. Even good intentions require a fee

t3ddybear.bsky.social•74 days ago

Of course it's up for sale. The CoC Up want to privatize education so only the rich elite can afford it.
Can't have bottom feeders getting educated.

alecmuses.bsky.social•74 days ago

So Labour will make a strong statement that it will bring polytechs back into public ownership and pay nothing for renationalising them? Ie putting the potential buyers on notice their “investment” will be worth nothing?

Oh. And leaving the TPPA.

olimnz.bsky.social•74 days ago

Apart from being outraged (I am too), what practical steps can be taken, if any, to stop this?

sjponeill.bsky.social•74 days ago

Politicians notice exploding (not literally!!) mail bags...

Convert those Weetbic cartons (while you can still afford Weetbix) to postcards and make MPs aware that this sux...

Be relentless, keep the pressure on...

sjponeill.bsky.social•74 days ago

Or follow the advice from @sarah4ilam.bsky.social here: https://bsky.app/profile/sarah4ilam.bsky.social/post/3kdrt4i5gki2e

flaneuse1.bsky.social•74 days ago

Softening us all up for that possibility, I suspect.

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