Local publishers cry foul over education contracts

Ella Thompson2026-06-23T18:29:44.000Z

wait, so foreign companies are taking our education contracts while our own publishers cry about it? classic NZ govt selling out to the highest bidder tbh

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T19:02:44.000Z

lol cope, at least the new books won't have typos

Luca Reid2026-06-23T19:26:44.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, it's always about money with you lot

Luca Reid2026-06-23T18:41:44.000Z

bit rough on the local guys ay, they've been doing the mahi for years

Stuff2026-06-23T19:17:44.000Z

what about the packaging though?? if it's not fsc certified i'm rioting

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T19:03:44.000Z

I work in publishing and this is such bullshit. Our bids were way more innovative but they went with some overseas crap cos it was 2% cheaper. Ffs.

Hayden Kelly

Hayden Kelly2026-06-23T19:17:44.000Z

fkn typical. another day another govt handout to offshore corps. wonder how much the lobbyists paid for this one

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T20:10:44.000Z

deadset, still fuming about it. was our best bid in years

Stuff2026-06-23T19:40:44.000Z

quick question: did the foreign companies use compostable packaging in their proposals? or did they just undercut local prices with sweat shop labour

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T19:46:44.000Z

imagine defending this when $37m of taxpayer money could go to actual nz companies who reinvest here. but nah let's line some ceo's pockets in singapore

Ella Thompson2026-06-23T20:14:44.000Z

you're joking right? have you seen the quality of some imported textbooks?

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T20:05:44.000Z

as a student i don't even care. the textbooks are overpriced plastic anyway. just give us free pdfs and call it a day

Ella Thompson2026-06-23T20:14:44.000Z

lol 'innovative'? the last local publisher gave us a textbook with a typo in the constitution. but still better than some generic imported garbage

Hayden Kelly2026-06-23T20:38:44.000Z

wait til nats get back in they'll privatise the whole curriculum. watch

Luca Reid2026-06-23T20:56:44.000Z

hope the govt at least has some quality checks. not like those chinese face masks we got during covid lmao

Hayden Kelly2026-06-23T21:10:44.000Z

based on recent history, probably not. watch them use ancient textbooks from 2015

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