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How parents can prepare for school holidays in lockdown
The school holidays start next week but for many Auckland parents it will be more of the same - being at home with the kids.
Into their seventh week of lockdown they have the unenviable task of… Audio
Covid-19: Psychologist on handling lockdown holidays
The school holidays start next week but for Auckland parents it will be more of the same.
Now into their seventh week with children learning from home, parents in the city are faced with the… Audio
Weeks of lockdown, schools closed, how are families doing?
For parents and children in Auckland it's been a juggling act of home schooling and working from home for the last six weeks.
And as school holidays begin next Monday children will spend nearly nine… Video, Audio
Why are Kiwi kids still getting rickets?
Despite prescriptions for Vitamin D supplements being on the rise, around 20 children each year are being hospitalised for rickets, a condition which affects bone development. Endocrinologist and… Audio
Speech trouble: childhood apraxia explained
Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright explains childhood apraxia of speech, where some children have difficulty putting sounds and syllables together. Audio
Covid-19: Auckland schools prepare for level 3 classes
Auckland schools have been planning for a shift to alert level 3 and are expecting only small numbers of children on Wednesday.
At level 3 schools must reopen for the children of people who have to… Audio
Dr Sarah Watson on parenting in the pandemic
It's been hard for kids to feel motivated during the pandemic, and it's been hard on families as well, especially with people trying to do so many different things in shared spaces. But there are also… Audio
How the pandemic became a referendum on work
For many people, jobs have become little more than a completely relentless, unsatisfying toil. Especially since Covid-19 came along. So why then does work ethic still hold so much sway? Jamie McCallum… Audio
Teachers, principals thrilled as school holidays unmoved
The government has decided not to bring forward the school holidays despite calls from exhausted parents and the opposition.
The school break will go ahead from October 2 - meaning Auckland parents… Audio
School holidays in Tāmaki Makaurau will go ahead from early October
School holidays in Tāmaki Makaurau will go ahead from the beginning of October as planned. The government considered bringing the dates forward in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown, but has… Audio
Covid-19: Bloomfield's mask advice no match for peer pressure
It seems the influence of the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is no match for peer pressure.
Principals have told RNZ most teenagers in alert level two areas are not bothering to wear… Audio
How to be the best grandparent
Being a grandparent is a wonderful role. All care and no responsibility, as the saying goes. But these days many grandparents are involved in helping raise their grandchildren, to support working… Audio
National wants independent Oranga Tamariki report released
The National Party is calling for the government to release a long-awaited report on Oranga Tamariki.
The Minister for Children Kelvin Davis appointed a four person panel earlier this year to provide… Audio
Young people losing te reo Māori fluency after moving schools
Young people are losing their fluency in te reo Māori after moving from kōhanga reo or kura kaupapa to mainstream schools.
The Secondary Principals' Association says a chronic shortage of… Audio
Covid-19: Resistance to proposed Tāmaki Makaurau school holiday change
The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.
Education Minister… Audio
Covid-19: Principals resistant to moving school holidays
The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.
Education Minister… Audio
The campaign using humour to kill misinformation
The people behind the wildly successful porn campaign are back with an edgy series aimed at kids on fake news. Audio
Most teachers do not want school holidays moved
Auckland Primary Principals Association President Stephen Lethbridge says 93 percent of primary and intermediate schools he has spoken to want the upcoming school holidays to remain the same.
"We've… Video, Audio
Opinions varied on moving school holidays after lockdown
The next round of school holidays are looming. Auckland has been shown the light at the end of the tunnel, Tuesday 21 September, when Cabinet has penciled in a move to alert level 3.
Even then… Audio
Oranga Tamariki admits asking for longer hospital stays for children
Oranga Tamariki has admitted it sometimes asks District Health Boards to keep children at hospitals longer than they need to while it hunts for a suitable placement.
It goes against the advice of the… Audio