19 Jun 2024

Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham covering Manawatu

From Nine To Noon, 10:48 am on 19 June 2024
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Massey University has pulled the plug on online supervised exams this semester -  after major issues faced by students trying to sit exams hit disruptive computer troubles.

Some students are applying for impaired grades or aegrotat passes. And a student has launched a petition to ditch online supervised exams all together.

Jimmy Ellingham is RNZ's Checkpoint reporter based in Palmerston North.

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