45524 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 14 Oct 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	45524 (2025)
Question asked:	22 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jo Luxton
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	08 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_45524_2025
Document guid:	b535ab88-22be-4690-acdf-ff5db05b18fd

45524 (2025). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Education: What correspondence, if any, did the Minister have with industry groups and educators regarding the removal of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and Agribusiness, as subjects in the Subject List, post the release of the Subject List on 11 September?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that the following emails are in scope of your request: 11/09: Agriculture 11/09: Removal of Agricultural and Horticultural Science as an academic subject 12/09: Concern re. MoE proposal to remove Agricultural & Horticultural Science 12/09: Removal of Agribusiness as an academic subject. 12/09: Secondary Schools Curriculum Changes - Agriculture/Horticulture/Agribusiness 13/09: RE: “Primary Industries” change in Secondary National Curriculum. 14/09: Agricultural and Horticultural Science & Agribusiness ?? 15/09: Response to the Omission of Agricultural and Horticultural Science and Agribusiness as academic subjects in NZ Curriculum 15/09: Letter regarding the removal of AgHort as an academic subject 15/09: Agriculture in schools 16/09: Re: Agriculture