More cooking, more exercise, and more screentime were how children spent last year's lockdown.
The country's largest study on the lives of 10 and 11 year olds born in Auckland and Waikato reveals they were very resilient in last year's lockdown.
They did more baking and exercise, but the researchers have concerns for how they're coping in the current longer lockdown in Auckland.
Professor Susan Morton is the principal investigator on New Zealand's biggest longitudinal study - Growing Up in New Zealand.
She spoke to Corin Dann.