I've got other qualifications that imply I have those skills, so not in my case, but I imagine if you're hiring a school leaver, you'd want to know they're literate.
My view is that NCEA levels should guarantee a base level of knowledge to a potential employer, in order to have confidence in the scheme, and that includes the three Rs
That's right, the boats aren't the issue, it's the port infrastructure. With the cost increases, the infrastructure at each end will be equivalent to the cost of both boats.
The whole point of a standard is to guarantee a minimum level of something, in this case educational achievement. To get that certificate, you should absolutely be able to read, write, and count.
Almost all of them have some type of exemption they justify one way or another, in my experience. Often one where they know the origin of the meat, and can guarantee it has been ethically treated.
"You really can't ask people how they identify… I've had people tell me, when they find out what I'm interested in and what I research… they say, 'Oh, yeah, I'm vegetarian.' And I said, 'Isn't that bacon you're eating in your sandwich?' They said, 'Oh, yeah. I mean, I eat bacon but, you know.'
Commuters in major cities like Auckland and Wellington are being warned to expect significant delays along motorways and bus routes.
Here we go again. Yaaay.
Although refusing to swear allegiance to the king is somewhat understandable, but they would prefer to swear on the treaty, which makes them subjects of the crown anyway?
It sounds like he's done a solid job of lighting a fire under the council, so good on him I say.