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- Stats NZ reports 37% of New Zealand 15-24-year-olds are underutilised, the worst rate in 30 years.
- Youth Inspire trains 10 unemployed New Zealand youths in Naenae on CVs, driving, and role-play.
- Apprenticeship numbers fell 32% since 2022, reaching a 15-year low in 2025.
- Unemployment rose to 5.6%, an 11-year high, and Labour’s Barbara Edmonds called it a damning verdict on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
