How Auckland children are being affected by another lockdown

Published: March 2, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

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? Ella Stewart takes a look.