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- Green Party proposes cutting the apprentice training wage from 80% to 60% of the adult minimum wage.
- Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says apprentice numbers have fallen to a 15-year low.
- $30 million annual fund would support Maori and Pasifika-led training, including pastoral assistance.
- Employers helping apprentices finish qualifications would receive a $2,000 completion bonus.
- Apprentices would get a $2,000 equipment grant for tools, uniforms and course materials.