Do the CIE courses contain local NZ content or are they based on British material?
CIE have a flexible approach and are very accommodating, incorporating local elements into CIE courses. CIE even offer whole NZ courses, which are called school based courses. Examples are: Classical Studies, Drama, History of Art, Japanese and New Zealand History. These courses did not exist in the Cambridge system until recently, when the local NZ courses were adapted to become official CIE courses.