Childcare seen as 'greatest risk' for virus
Expert calls for restrictions on reopening daycares to avoid more Covid-19 outbreaks.
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Schools may reopen for some pupils before others; hybrid version likely
Reopening schools and childcare may be a staggered process over months.
Some schools could re-open on April 29
What happens to schools when the alert level 4 lockdown ends?
Sorry parents - schools won't re-open as soon as lockdown lifts
Ministers of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.
Principals warn longer lockdown could harm education
School closures could extend beyond the end of the current four-week period.
Lockdown tensions: Winston Peters - health an imperative 'but not at all costs... we'll be broke'
Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.
Famous Kiwi face to lead at-home school lessons - free computers on way
The first computers and modems for needy families have already been dispatched.
Hello, g'day, kei te pēhea koe? She's back! Suzy Cato fronts lockdown education TV
She entertained NZ kids between 1990 and 2002 - now she's in front of a new generation.
Focus Live: Education Minister Chris Hipkins announces Suzy Cato's return and learning packs
Suzy Cato is back! Education TV channels, learning packs and free computers to boost home learning.
Two TV channels, 17,000 computers for school kids in lockdown
Families without home internet and computers will get them free.
Computers to the door, educational TV planned for lockdown learning
TV lessons may start next week while families wait for internet connections.
Schools fear equity gap will widen during Covid 19 lockdown
Students will be swapping the classroom for their home.
Covid-19: Students want university fee rebate
'Not what I paid for'- Students can't access labs, equipment, or technology for courses.
Anatomy of a nightmare: Inside the country's largest Covid-19 cluster
It's the largest cluster of Covid-19 cases in NZ. What happened at Marist College?
State of the telcos - lockdown teething issues will pass, but two broader problems persist
Rural misses out. Govt sees low-tech online learning solution for 211K low-income homes.
'Essential' nurses still can't find childcare
Essential workers still can't find childcare as lockdown starts.
Coronavirus: Government will fund care for essential workers' kids
Barnardos and Porse will provide home-based care for essential workers' kids.
Coronavirus: Auckland school virus tally up to five
One school now has five confirmed coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus lockdown: Top tips to homeschool your children
'It's not a time of pressure, expectation and confrontation.'
Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown
Students trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.
Primary school advises 1-3 hours of schoolwork a day
One to two hours for juniors, three hours for intermediates, is enough.
40 new coronavirus cases today, dairies could stay open in lockdown
NZ is preparing for lockdown at the end of tomorrow.
'A couple of handfuls' of kids at school
Most schools seem to be well prepared with home learning plans.
Learning at home: set up daily routine
Parents are urged to set up daily routines for kids at home.
Lockdown: How to keep kids entertained and learning
School's out so make a plan, but don't expect to be a perfect parent.
Coronavirus: Daycares expected to wipe parent fees
Childcare centres "would frankly be a bit dopey" to pursue parents' fees now.
Coronavirus: Schools close indefinitely with just minutes' notice
School closures effective immediately, told only via media.
Auckland Grammar backs closing schools now
Auckland Grammar backs school closures, but other principals say wait.
More than a quarter of NZ students stayed home today, principals estimate
School principals are calling for composure and coherence amid Covid-19.
Four Auckland schools linked to Covid-19, three shut
Principals inform parents after confirmed or probable cases linked to staff and students.
Ministry of Education reveals tipping point that will close schools
Officials have created criteria for closing schools and could bring forward the holidays.
Auckland school to close after pupil tested for Covid-19
School principal Gary Sweeney said parents would be notified today about the closure.
Coronavirus: Family says China safer than NZ for their kids
Worried parents are starting to withdraw children from daycare.
Coronavirus: University limits face-to-face teaching
Massey Uni students told to prepare to study from home for an "extended period".