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The Huddle: Michael Wood's policy u-turn and Chris Luxon's plan for childcare funding

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Today on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute and Kaine Thompson, former Labour Press Secretary joined in on a discussion about the following topics:  Should Christchurch become a super city? Is Auckland a better city because of it? Michael Wood launched a new emissions-focused transport scheme to boost buses and cycleways- and walked it back to focus on an emergency-style policy in a matter of hours. How does this make the Government look? Ministry of Education and NZQA are at odds over the literacy and numeracy tests, with the Ministry of Education wanting tests to be simplified and spell-check to be implemented to boost the grades. Is this the best way to improve our exam results? National's Chris Luxon announced in his State of the Nation speech that Family Boost would give a rebate of up to $75 dollars a week for families earning up to $180,000 dollars a year. Is this a good idea? LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.