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Labour leader on Government's consideration of Chorus sale

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 5:36pm
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Labour leader on Government's consideration of Chorus sale

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 5:36pm

Labour claims a promise isn't being kept - as the Government mulls selling its stake in Chorus. 

Finance Minister Nicola Willis today said the Government's considering selling the 61 percent stake in the telecoms infrastructure company - now rollout of ultra-fast broadband is complete. 

She says the money from a sale would be spent on hospitals and schools. 

But Chris Hipkins told Heather du-Plessis Allan that they've broken their word. 

He says National promised no asset sales - and this would fall into that category. 

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