The 'building stronger families' message is so dog whistle when you couple it with the unapologetically heteronormative and regressive language of mums at home and dads working and the actual changes this nothing policy will make for most families. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Luxon discusses new parental leave policy, tariffs, pollingNational's announced it will gradually extend paid parental leave to 30 weeks if elected in November. Since 2020 primary carers have been eligible to 26 weeks paid leave following the birth of a child...www.rnz.co.nz