Native speakers can receive a monetary award in Scholarship
Education Minister, Steve Maharey and Associate Education Minister, Parekura Horomia announced the final phase of “improvementsEto New Zealand Scholarship examinations on 20 June. As one of three changes they announced, students now can receive a monetary award for all languages, including their first or native language. Steve Maharey says the decision to make both first and second language speakers eligible for Scholarship monetary awards in those languages is a matter of fairness, "This creates a level playing field for all students, regardless of their first language."
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