How Auckland children are being affected by another lockdown Thursday, March 4, 2021 IWK Bureau
It has been a year since New Zealand s first case of Covid-19, with more than a quarter of a million Auckland school students now spending their ninth week learning from home in lockdown.
And they re not just missing out on classroom time. Sport, after school activities and playdates have also been cancelled.
So how will this impact on the mental health of our children, particularly those in Auckland?
Kate Palmer, an Auckland mum of four children, is living through their fourth lockdown in less than 12 months. You know, Neve is about to face her second birthday in lockdown. We didn t have Easter last year. They ask if we re going somewhere and we say maybe?