The parents of students out of school for more than 15 days each year are in line to be prosecuted under new government guidelines, which also includes the removal of teacher-only days.

Is this the right move, and what impact will it have on truancy numbers? 

To answer that, National's MP for Wairarapa Mike Butterick and Labour's health and Wellington issues spokesperson Ayesha Verrall joined Nick Mills. 

Also on the agenda was the government's working from home guidance for public sector staff, and the resignation of Andrew Coster as police commissioner. 

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