A sign placed outside a house in the Christchurch suburb of St Martins has been doing the rounds on social media, as parents struggle through the first week of homeschooling children in lockdown.
"It takes a village to raise a child but I swear it's going to take a vineyard to home school one," the sign reads.
![The sign was spotted in Christchurch. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MJGYSE7ULPCYY5PM63J264CVI4.jpg?auth=84dc0d321b3cf5d3b6c2cc2db340e9b58a20f4aaa8af2e55823acce57c9e1351&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
"Keep it up, we can do this," the sign author - supposedly an ever-hopeful parent - added.
Home-based learning began in New Zealand this week, with a dedicated TV channel in English fronted by Suzy Cato, as well as a channel in Te Reo Māori, and thousands of learning packs and devices sent to Kiwi students.