The Education Minister is promising a school property agency (taking over management from the Ministry of Education) will pay for itself.

Erica Stanford says using offsite manufacturing and repeatable designs from now, is reducing class build costs.

She's announced plans for 137 new schoolrooms in Auckland.

Stanford told Ryan Bridge cost efficiencies will pay for the new property agency.

Stanford's also today announced plans to build 137 classrooms across 24 Auckland schools. 

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