Kia ora A Tansell Murrow

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 of 25
November 2025 seeking the following information:

 

            I’d like to request correspondence and any internal
documentation regarding the wording of instructions and the function of
numbers utilised on the cover page of question, resource, and answer
booklets for NZQA exams generally (i.e., without requiring reference to a
single standard or booklet). Correspondence can be specific to emails,
messages, etc. that concern a template line that resembles: ‘Check that
this booklet has pages 2–31 in the correct order and that none of these is
blank.’ (taken from 93403R this year); or, ‘Check that this booklet has
pages 2 and 3 in the correct order and that neither of these pages is
blank.’ (taken from 93603Q this year) and references to copy editing (or
an equivalent process) if such correspondence exists.

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: A. Tansell-Murrow
<[3][FYI request #32997 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2:50 PM

To: Team Mailbox HelpDesk Call Centre <[4][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Wording of NZQA exam booklet
covers

 

Kia ora New Zealand Qualifications Authority,

 

I’d like to request correspondence and any internal documentation
regarding the wording of instructions and the function of numbers utilised
on the cover page of question, resource, and answer booklets for NZQA
exams generally (i.e., without requiring reference to a single standard or
booklet). Correspondence can be specific to emails, messages, etc. that
concern a template line that resembles: ‘Check that this booklet has pages
2–31 in the correct order and that none of these is blank.’ (taken from
93403R this year); or, ‘Check that this booklet has pages 2 and 3 in the
correct order and that neither of these pages is blank.’ (taken from
93603Q this year) and references to copy editing (or an equivalent
process) if such correspondence exists.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

A. Tansell-Murrow

 

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