Anita Baker: Porirua Mayor on David Seymour’s call to help with school attendance - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

David Seymour’s calling on mayors to help in reducing school truancies.

The Associate Education Minister’s asking mayors to use the Government’s new daily school attendance dashboard to understand how regions compare to each other.

Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says Seymour's plea was vague.

“So if he wants to play us a formal role, I think he needs to look at funding us."

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