KEY POINTS:
National has unveiled its second election billboard, highlighting the party's "youth guarantee" policy.
The advert, unveiled by leader John Key in Wellington today, features a two-part message on a sky-blue background.
It says: "Get them into training" in bold lettering, followed by "not into trouble", written in a tagging-style scrawl.
National's youth guarantee policy would offer 16 and 17-year-olds who have left school free access to polytechnics, wananga or private training schools to attain school-level qualifications.
Teens not in work or school, who did not take up the training, would not be eligible for a benefit.
Mr Key said New Zealand's future relied on its youth, but many were leaving school without qualifications.
"Far too many young people are not in education, training, or work - in fact, more than 25,000 aged 15 to 19."
National's first billboard, unveiled on Monday, said: "Wave goodbye to higher taxes, not your loved ones" in bold letters, with "choose a brighter future, party vote National" below it.
It met a lukewarm reaction from advertising experts, who said it was confusing and took too long to understand.
- NZPA
