Out with the old...and in with the new secondary school qualifications, with more detail on what's replacing NCEA revealed.

Year 11 students will now need to get a foundational literacy and numeracy award before they pass Year 12 and 13. 

Senior students will also face a compulsory exam in each subject, and must pass at least three subjects each year to pass. 

But Chair of the New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council, Steve McCracken, says while the new system seems easy to understand - NCEA is still a valid qualification.

"What I think we've got is actually an advancement in terms of the minister's priorities - it makes it really clear and concise and able to be read really easily."

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Out with the old...and in with the new secondary school qualifications, with more detail on what's replacing NCEA revealed.
Year 11 students will now need to get a foundational literacy and numeracy award before they pass Year 12 and 13.&nbsp;
Senior students will also face a compulsory exam in each subject, and must pass at least three subjects each year to pass.&nbsp;
But Chair of the New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council, Steve McCracken, says while the new system seems easy to understand - NCEA is still a valid qualification.
"What I think we've got is actually an advancement in terms of the minister's priorities - it makes it really clear and concise and able to be read really easily."
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Steve McCracken: New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council Chair on the new system designed to replace NCEA

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Engelbert Humperdinck's been dubbed the 'king of romance' - with a long-running musical career to show for it.

Rising to fame alongside The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, he's released  64 albums, been nominated for four Grammys and one Golden Globe, and he's kept the attention of millions of listeners over 60 years.

He turned 90 last month and he's still going  strong, with his Celebration Tour set to arrive in New Zealand later in the month.

"I've been so used to travelling and doing my thing, it's second nature to me, I don't worry about things like that."

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Engelbert Humperdinck's been dubbed the 'king of romance' - with a long-running musical career to show for it.
Rising to fame alongside The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, he's released &nbsp;64 albums, been nominated for four Grammys and one Golden Globe, and he's kept the attention of millions of listeners over 60 years.
He turned 90 last month and he's still going &nbsp;strong, with his Celebration Tour set to arrive in New Zealand later in the month.
"I've been so used to travelling and doing my thing, it's second nature to me, I don't worry about things like that."
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Engelbert Humperdinck: British singer speaks ahead of New Zealand tour

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Over a decade after Rove Live went off the air, comedian Rove McManus is making his big return to TV.

His new show, CelebrityEscape, will be available on Three and Three Now from Tuesday, and it's set to showcase comedians from both sides of the Tasman.

McManus says he was expecting someone to step in and fill his shoes after he left for America after the end of Rove Live, but so far, no one's been able to.

"Obviously, other shows did come through, but they didn't last or have the same impact - and then, of course, as the nature of the way people watch things changed - that probably has an effect on it as well." 

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Over a decade after&nbsp;Rove Live went off the air, comedian Rove McManus is making his big return to TV.
His new show,&nbsp;Celebrity Escape, will be available on Three and Three Now from Tuesday, and it's set to showcase comedians from both sides of the Tasman.
McManus says he was expecting someone to step in and fill his shoes after he left for America after the end of Rove Live, but so far, no one's been able to.
"Obviously, other shows did come through, but they didn't last or have the same impact - and then, of course, as the nature of the way people watch things changed - that probably has an effect on it as well."&nbsp;
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Rove McManus: TV host and comedian on his new show Celebrity Escape

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Whistler by Ann Patchett. Daphne Fuller has had three stepfathers, the second of whom vanished from her life when she was nine years old after an accident for which her mother held him responsible. Years later, their chance meeting in a NY museum brings memories, regrets and a determination to make up for lost time. This is a wonderful book about the power of redemption, and families, and of storytelling. 

Stakes by Noelle McCarthy. Readers who, like me, adored Noelle McCarthy’s memoir Grand will love this. It’s a remarkably honest, candid and brave account of grappling with life’s troubles - shame, trauma and an early influence which provided something to hang onto through her adult years and which manifests itself in both literary and personal ways. She’s an extraordinary writer and her book is wonderful. 

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Whistler by Ann Patchett. Daphne Fuller has had three stepfathers, the second of whom vanished from her life when she was nine years old after an accident for which her mother held him responsible. Years later, their chance meeting in a NY museum brings memories, regrets and a determination to make up for lost time. This is a wonderful book about the power of redemption, and families, and of storytelling.&nbsp;
Stakes by Noelle McCarthy. Readers who, like me, adored Noelle McCarthy’s memoir Grand will love this. It’s a remarkably honest, candid and brave account of grappling with life’s troubles - shame, trauma and an early influence which provided something to hang onto through her adult years and which manifests itself in both literary and personal ways. She’s an extraordinary writer and her book is wonderful.&nbsp;
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Whistler and Stakes

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Steve McCracken: New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council Chair on the new system designed to replace NCEA

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