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Labour MP Ginny Andersen backtracks after incorrect claim about transport fund

Labour MP Ginny Andersen has admitted she wrongly claimed the National Land Transport Fund doesn't pay for road maintenance during a live radio interview.

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Labour MP Ginny Andersen has backtracked on an incorrect claim about the National Land Transport Fund that she made during a live radio exchange. The mistake occurred while she was also attacking National minister Mark Mitchell. National has seized on the error, saying it reflects on Labour's economic credibility.

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NZ Herald

Labour MP Ginny Andersen backtracks after incorrect claim about transport fund on radio

National says Ginny Andersen's claim goes to the 'heart of Labour's economic credibility'.

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Newstalk ZB

Labour MP Ginny Andersen backtracks after incorrect claim about transport fund on radio

Labour’s Ginny Andersen admits she wrongly claimed the National Land Transport Fund doesn’t pay for road maintenance during a live radio exchange in which she also attacked National minister Mark Mitchell.

Read the full story at Newstalk ZB