The impact of the global pandemic on New Zealand families has been highlighted in new research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s, which surveyed New Zealanders’ experience under COVID-19 lockdown.

 

The survey was conducted by the University’s Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children (RMC) and Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) in the third week of the period New Zealand spent under alert level 4. It captures the effects on New Zealanders’ economic and social wellbeing as the country underwent historically unprecedented shocks.

The study found 32 percent of New Zealanders employed before lockdown were essential workers, 32 percent could work from home and 28 percent remained employed but could not work from home. We’re joined now by Dr. Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow @ School of Government, along with Dr. Kate Prickett Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children (RMC) at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University for more

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