Luxon and Stanford hold press conference at Auckland school
Thursday 7 August 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Christopher Luxon, Erica Stanford, NZQA
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford met with media at Botany Downs Secondary College in East Auckland on Thursday. The press conference follows recent announcements regarding NCEA, including claims that the Qualifications Authority used AI for marking NCEA literature.
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