Labour's pledging to lift medical school places by 95 a year from 2025, in New Zealand's largest boost ever.
Chris Hipkins says if re-elected, they'll lift training 62 percent over the coming decade.
Labour's extra places amount to 874 doctors trained each year by 2027- beating out National's promised 759 by 2030.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this scheme is the latest strategy Labour's borrowed from National, following on from their roading outline and pledge cards.
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