Abolish the training wage
What it actually does
The Greens would abolish the lower training minimum wage for apprentices and trainees, provide $2,000 towards tools and course costs over an apprenticeship, pay employers a $2,000 completion bonus, and add $30 million a year for Māori- and Pasifika-led training.
Source: greens.org.nz · 2026-10
The Trump take
“When I was starting out I worked for my father for almost nothing, and look at me now. Some people say it was a small loan of a million dollars. Fake news.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Raises the wage floor employers must pay trainees
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Dislikes it
Identity politics
Dedicated funding for Māori- and Pasifika-led training
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