About 370 people had expected to graduate in person from the university at a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall today but Covid-19 restrictions meant the public ceremony had to be cancelled. Instead, more than 450 people, including Miss Bond, will graduate in absentia. ‘‘I was really looking forward to graduating in person.’’She was disappointed but was taking everything in her stride, and had hired the academic regalia despite having no ‘‘live’’ graduation ceremony. An intravenous fluid (IV) line was taken out one day to enable her to go to university for an exam. ‘I do have a very good sense of humour," Miss Bond said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2020 01:52 UTC