Nats go into bat for tech sector

Nats go into bat for tech sector
Judith Collins is responsible for National's tech portfolio. (Image: Getty)
Henry Burrell
The National party has started its election push very early with an eight-step plan to grow New Zealand’s technology sector.On Tuesday, it published a tech sector issue paper, launched with the aid of several business leaders including Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck. Party leader Judith Collins took on the tech portfolio following a 2020 general election when the party delivered a tech policy and Labour did not. At the time, this publication saw National’s commitment to tech as a real point of difference. “I chos...

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