Hon JAN TINETTI (Associate Minister of Education): Recently, I was proud to announce, alongside the Prime Minister, that from June this year, all primary, intermediate, secondary school, and kura students will have access to free period products. Young people should not miss out on their education because of something that is a normal part of life for half of the population. Young people have told us that having a period has caused them to either miss school or not participate because of barriers such as feeling embarrassed or the cost of products. We are removing these barriers by offering free products in all New Zealand schools. 