PremiumDerek ChengSenior Writer·NZ Herald·4 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to read‌Education Minister Erica Stanford joins Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW to discuss the proposed end to NCEA and what will replace it.Education Minister Erica Stanford says a new specialist school in Gisborne for kids with the highest learning needs will shed light on one of many “black spots around the country”.

It is the third such school announced this year, alongside ones in Palmerston North and South Auckland, but this is