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January 31, 2023
Auckland school doors stay shut for flood clean up
Adam Gifford
Posted On January 31, 2023
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There’s no school this week in Tamaki Makaurau as the region cleans up after the floods.
There’s no school this week in Tamaki Makaurau as the region cleans up after the floods.
Education secretary Iona Holsted says the decision was made at the request of the National Emergency Management Agency, as a way to help minimise traffic movement on Auckland roads while infrastructure is repaired.
She says there’s also a prospect of further weather damage leading to more disruption.
Schools and kura can open remotely for distance learning.
Early Learning Services may allow the physical attendance of any child whose parent needs them to do so but must otherwise be closed.
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