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And they recertify them and they check, are you pulling money or are you deploying it?

And if they are not deploying it, then they're kicked out of the programme.

And they've already done that for a few of them where they're not deploying the money.

So we are confident that the money is being deployed.

And I'm getting regular updates on where it is being deployed to.

And it's really exciting.

That's why I went to Dunedin yesterday to see a company that's been invested in with private credit.

No, I think New Zealand First is selective about the comments they make when it comes to immigration.

They've not said much about this visa.

It is enormously successful.

We've got people from all over the world and they know the value on it, which is why they agreed to allow us to participate.

have these people buy houses because they know that the longer these people spend here, the more they will invest in New Zealand businesses.

So those were really unfortunate and quite distasteful comments that were designed in an election year like they always do to bring out the worst and

I already said the comments were unhelpful.

But I think New Zealanders, when they come to the voting box, will think, is this the kind of party that I want to support that would say such nasty, racist things to stoke up hatred in New Zealand?

And I hope that they will make a different decision.

I am.

I've been across that.

They do, but it is an important part of our democratic institution, and it is important that schools do respond to OIAs.

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