Watch live: Education Minister appears before Privileges Committee over allegation

NZ PARLIAMENTIn a rare move, Jan Tinetti was referred to the Privileges Committee on May 30 over an allegation she deliberately misled the House.Education Minister Jan Tinetti says she made a “snap decision” that was ultimately wrong, in a tense bout of questioning by Parliament’s Privileges Committee over an allegation she deliberately misled Parliament over a delay in correcting an answer over attendance data. In a rare move, Tinetti was referred to the Privileges Committee on May 30 over an allegation she deliberately misled the House. She was questioned by the committee on Thursday. The allegation was around failing to correct a misleading statement at the earliest opportunity. In February, Tinetti told Parliament, when asked if she could categorically state that she played no part in the delay of the release of the attendance data, that she already had, and it was a decision for the ministry of education. READ MORE: * ‘Relief’ as primary teachers accept latest offer from Ministry of Education * Under a third of 82 new attendance officer roles have been filled * Michael Wood, the shares, and the taint of incompetence In May, Tinetti corrected this answer, saying she “subsequently became aware that my office
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