Tauranga MP Jan Tinetti (from left), Rangitata MP Jo Luxton, Rodney MP Marja Lubeck and Hamilton MP Jamie Strange. Photo / Andrew Warner
Four Labour MPs have been given a grassroots insight into the challenges facing the education sector in Tauranga in helping tackle the region's skills shortage.
The Labour Education and Workforce Caucus Committee spent the day visiting
Robotics Plus and the new Waikato University campus on Durham St to discuss different issues
facing the region.
Tauranga MP Jan Tinetti was joined by Rangitata MP Jo Luxton, Rodney MP Marja Lubeck and Hamilton's Jamie Strange for the day to hear people's thoughts on what needs to be done to meet industry needs in the region and would be reporting back to Wellington.
"I've been convinced for a very long time that we need to get the ministers here to Tauranga because we have some great work going on, but we also have some issues in the workforce," Tinetti said.
"Particularly in the horticulture field and we really need to look at that as a Government and find out how we can support those issues."
