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The Government's confirmed it's going ahead with scrapping the current NCEA system.
Cabinet's agreed to an overhaul of secondary school qualifications - replacing NCEA with new subject-based assessments in Year 12 and Year 13.
Education Minister Erica Stanford says consultation showed strong support for structural change.
NCEA will be replaced with a new system with two levels over Years 12 and 13
There'll be subject-based assessment for Years 12 and 13
Removing NCEA Level 1 and replacing it with curriculum-driven learning in Year 11
A Foundational Award will be introduced in Year 11, recognising a students’ achievement in literacy and numeracy
All Year 11 students will study English and Maths from 2028. 
Today on The Front Page, PPTA president Chris Abercrombie is with us to dive into the detail, or lack thereof.
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It’s a trying time for the Government, with fuel prices and the Iran War affecting just about every Kiwi.
It’s something the Opposition knows all too well, handling a crisis not of their making, with Covid.
But, how are politicians of all stripes handling the pressure?
How is the public feeling about their performance?
And, how much weight should we put on polls anyway? Are they nonsense? Or, are we only told to ignore them when a party’s doing poorly?
Today on The Front Page, lawyer and political commentator, Liam Hehir, is with us to talk politics, polls, and policy.
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Every New Zealander at the moment is feeling the impact of the price of fuel.
It’s something Finance Minister Nicola Willis has mentioned time and time again.
She’s also made it incredibly clear that this government won’t make the same mistakes as the last – so, any financial assistance must be targeted, and temporary.
That’s why she’s announced extra support for low-to-middle-income families.
From April 7, about 143,000 working families with children will get an extra $50 a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit.
But, what else could the Government do? What about the rest of the population without kids who are also still struggling to make ends meet?
Today on The Front Page, Journalist and publisher of The Kākā, Bernard Hickey is with us to break down how a war about 15,000 kilometres away is affecting New Zealand’s economy, and New Zealanders’ wallets.
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Iran has vowed to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely -- if the US follows through on President Donald Trump’s threats.
It’s after Trump gave Iran an ultimatum to open the passage before American forces "obliterate" their power plants.
But, if that happens, there’d be a large-scale blackout, resulting in widespread civilian harm - so, the question then becomes – would that be a violation of international law?
Today on The Front Page, Waikato University international law professor, Al Gillespie, is with us to take us through what could happen next.
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Yesterday, Stats NZ released New Zealand’s GDP performance for the last quarter of 2025, and the government tells us things are looking good with gross domestic product rising 0.2 percent.
But the Reserve Bank had forecast growth of 0.5% - so while the latest results show we’re heading in the right direction, are we travelling fast enough?
Today on the Front Page, NZ Herald Business Editor at Large, Liam Dann, joins us to explain what the latest results mean and how the conflict in the Middle East might impact the next chapter of our economic story.
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