Claims that 88% of Māori children at Year 8 level can not read
Simon O'Neill made this Official Information request to Christopher Luxon
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From: Simon O'Neill
Dear Christopher Luxon,
In a recent press conference (16 August 2024), you stated that 88% of Maori children at Year 8 level were unable to read. (https://youtu.be/wq3MKV1Sghc)
Could you please provide copies of the empirical evidence on which you base that statement?
Yours faithfully,
Simon O'Neill
From: Christopher Luxon (MIN)
Christopher Luxon
Kia ora Simon,
Thank you for your email received 17th August 2024, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:
In a recent press conference (16 August 2024), you stated that 88% of Maori children at Year 8 level were unable to read. (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yout... )
Could you please provide copies of the empirical evidence on which you base that statement?
Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 13th September 2024 (date determined by the OIA calculator).
Ngā mihi nui
Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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MOIA Reply PMO 065 2024 25 OIA 2024 25 0160 O Neill Data supporting Prime Minister s comments about M ori literacy simon O Neill 4942817.1.pdf
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Gus M left an annotation ()
If the prime minister is aware he misspoke, then it is bizarre that he has not provided a corrected statement to who he spoke to (the public) at the earliest opportunity.
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This lie from the PM has been widely distributed across social media and believed by many.
How “weird” it was stated in a response to a question about race relations and division in our country.
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