Full interview: Senior minister Chris Bishop discusses the job losses currently being seen in the construction sector, and answers questions on whether his government’s policies on infrastructure are a contributing cause.

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Q+A also asks him about recent data on homelessness and rough sleeping, with Bishop indicating an openness to possible “tweaks” in policies that homelessness advocates argue have led to an increase in people sleeping on the street.

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And as the newly appointed campaign chair, Bishop discusses whether Christopher Luxon’s low preferred Prime Minister ratings are a cause for concern, and defends the government’s decision to limit election enrolment to the day before advance voting begins.