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Minister of Education on fail rates for proposed literacy and numeracy exams
6 Mar 2023The Ministry of Education is so concerned with fail rates in proposed literacy and numeracy exams, they've asked the Qualifications Authority to allow students to use spell check during testing.
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Sports News for 6 March 2023
6 Mar 2023A increase in grown men wearing full Liverpool kit is expected this morning, after the mersyesiders handed Manchester United their biggest loss in Premier League history. Audio
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Wellington car share users double
6 Mar 2023The number of people using car sharing services in Wellington has doubled in the past year to 33,000 and continues to accelerate.
That's according to Wellington Council, which hopes these services… Read more Audio
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Nations reach agreement to protect high seas
6 Mar 2023After days of gruelling talks which went into overtime, more than 100 countries have agreed on a treaty to protect the high seas.
The legally binding pact, 15 years in the making, is crucial to an… Read more Audio
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Children not taught reading, writing, maths properly - Stanford
The National Party's Education spokesperson says children aren't being taught reading, writing and maths properly, which has led to high failure rates in new literacy and numeracy exams.
A pilot of… Read more Audio
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National Party deputy leader on childcare policy
6 Mar 2023Reducing the cost of childcare is National's big pitch to voters so far this election year.
Chris Luxon used his State of the Nation speech yesterday to promise to help families earning up to… Read more Audio
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Beach Haven community reeling after man killed during altercation
6 Mar 2023Auckland's Beach Haven community is reeling after a man was killed during an altercation with two teenagers on Friday night.
Residents have said they felt traumatised by the attack, with one saying… Read more Audio
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More than 100 gather for karakia after fatal assault
6 Mar 2023More than a hundred people in Auckland's Beach Haven community gathered last night, to pay tribute to a local man who died after a fatal assault on Friday.
He was 28-year-old North Shore local… Read more Audio
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Wellington mother gives verdict on National Party plan
A Wellington mother says childcare is too expensive and she's giving the thumbs up to the National Party's plan to make it more affordable for low and middle income families.
Families who qualify for… Read more Audio
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Childcare centre of Luxon's big pitch to voters
6 Mar 2023The burdensome cost of childcare is Christopher Luxon's big pitch to voters to kick off election year.
The National Party leader is promising to help families earning up to 180-thousand a year with a… Read more Audio
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Education Ministry, NZQA at loggerheads over test failure rates
6 Mar 2023If they can't pass just make the test easier. That was the Education Ministry response to high failure rates in new High School literacy and numeracy tests.
Documents obtained by RNZ show the… Read more Audio
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