Student demands answers after website glitch delays national exam by 40 minutes
A secondary school student is demanding answers from NZQA after a 40-minute website crash derailed a digital English exam, forcing candidates to use pen and paper.
Covered by 2 sources from New Zealand. First reported by Stuff ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Student demands answers after website glitch delays national exam by 40 minutes
A secondary school student is demanding answers from NZQA after a 40-minute website crash derailed a digital English exam, forcing candidates to use pen and paper.
Teachers, students devastated by major online exam glitch
NCEA level 2 English was the biggest exam, with about 40,000 candidates, but just how many took it online is unclear.
Coverage details
2 outlets from New Zealand are covering this story: Stuff and RNZ. Stuff published it first, on November 12, 2026; the last outlet to join was RNZ, 3 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: NZQA.
