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	Government should match enthusiasm for AI with investment in teachers - principal RadioNZ - 7 Aug (RadioNZ) Education Minister Erica Stanford has said AI marking will be critical for NCEA`s replacement. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Opinion: NCEA isn’t perfect but New Zealand shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place – The Conversation NZ Herald - 7 Aug (NZ Herald) OPINION: NCEA Levels 2 and 3 will become the New Zealand Certificate of Education. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Numerous errors found in new Ministry-funded maths resources NZ Herald - 7 Aug (NZ Herald) The Education Ministry said minor errors were not uncommon. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	NCEA overhaul concerns Kura Kaupapa Maori, opportunity to consider own qualifications RadioNZ - 5 Aug (RadioNZ) The proposed NCEA replacement is a monocultural, Eurocentric approach to education, says Rawiri Wright. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Education minister planning to use AI marking to ease teacher workload Stuff.co.nz - 5 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Education Minister Erica Stanford has fronted media from her old high school after the Government proposed to replace all levels of NCEA. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Watch live: Education Minister Erica Stanford fronts press conference after mammoth NCEA announcement NZ Herald - 5 Aug (NZ Herald) The upheaval will see the decades-old NCEA scheme abolished completely. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Education Minister Erica Stanford says pupils sitting NCEA in final years not disadvantaged NZ Herald - 5 Aug (NZ Herald) Changes will be phased in from 2028, with pupils in Year 9 now to be the last to sit NCEA. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Education Minister David Seymour says NCEA changes will challenge students more RadioNZ - 5 Aug (RadioNZ) The government announced sweeping changes to school qualifications on Monday, including the end of the NCEA system that has been in place for more than 20 years. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	‘I do feel negated’: Students react to the scrapping of NCEA Stuff.co.nz - 4 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Some high school students are questioning whether a total overhaul of the education system is necessary. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	NCEA overhaul: Wellington student supports changing ‘flawed’ education system NZ Herald - 4 Aug (NZ Herald) The Government is replacing NCEA with three new qualifications for Year 11 and above. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General