#BestStart
But yeah, David Seymour is proud to drop regulations for ECE 😑

(Also noting it’s BestStart)

Investigation after toddlers escape BestStart day care, take off down Sandringham Rd, Auckland
‘Beyond unacceptable’: Two toddlers walk out open daycare door onto busy Auckland road
A teacher accidentally left a door to the street open and the two 1-year-olds walked off.
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When the answer is in the headline
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The Wright Family Foundation, the rich-lister controlled charity that took over ownership of the family’s BestStart childcare empire, has posted a surplus increase of 13% despite what its founder says was a “plateau” year.
October 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Wright Family Foundation receives over $300 million of taxpayers' funding & posts $41.6 million op. profit. The business was converted to a "charity" & pays no tax.
The Wright Family bankrolled Sean Plunkett & The Platform, which regularly attacks govt 'handouts' #nzpol
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Rich-lister controlled charity posts surplus after Govt funding boost to its childcare centres
BestStart is the largest operator in the early childhood sector, with over 260 centres.
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We can start by shunning these companies (incomplete):

BAT
Bathurst Resources
BestStart
Bayleys Real Estate
Buen Holdings
Carter Holt Harvey
Fairview Metals
Imperial Tobacco
Mobil
Sleepyhead
Talley's
Velocity Freight
Winton Properties
Zuru
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