Schools' end-of-year NCEA exams have been delayed 10 days by the government, to allow more time for teaching because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The government said NCEA and Scholarship exams would start on 16 November, instead of 6 November.
The change followed warnings that some students' learning had suffered during the lockdown.
The government also extended the deadline for submitting portfolios for subjects such as design to 12 November.
Principals are pondering how to handle things as they prepare to reopen schools under alert level two on Monday.
The government is giving schools extra money for relief teachers as it asks staff and students with cold symptoms to stay away from classrooms, it says. Audio
Early learning services are getting a $151.1 million funding boost in Budget 2020 to improve the pay of up to 17,000 qualified teachers.
Timetable changes, zoom meetings and a lot more hand washing will be features of the new-look schooling awaiting more than 800,000 children and teachers under alert level 2.
Secondary school principals are angry the government is not helping them cover millions of dollars in lost income from international students.
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