A report from the OECD s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows New Zealand s 15-year-olds spend more time on the internet than their peers in all countries except Denmark, Sweden and Chile.
It says results from the 2018 PISA tests show New Zealand teens were spending 42 hours per week online, well above the OECD average of 35 hours per week and 22 hours higher than in 2012 - equal with Costa Rica for the biggest increase of any of the 79 nations and economies in the study.
The report also found New Zealand was one of just five countries where use of digital devices at school was associated with better performance in reading.
Up to 158 motorists have been fined for misusing an Auckland T2 lane
Up to 158 motorists have been fined for misusing an Auckland T2 lane 14 April 2021
Auckland Transport started monitoring CCTV on the transit lane outside Albany Senior High School in February.
Drivers are fined 150 dollars, if they use it more than 50 metres or have single occupancy, in the morning and afternoon rush hours.
An AT spokesperson says these figures show a high level of compliance by drivers in the area. fewer than three infringement notices a day.
Onewa Rd on Auckland s North Shore will also soon be slapped with 68 new cameras to monitor its controversial T3 lane.
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Auckland principals are confident this week s lockdown will have little impact on children s learning - as long as it is only for three days.
Rowandale School principal Karl Vasau says the community appears to be better prepared for dealing with the latest lockdown.
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About 250,000 school students are learning from home for the duration of alert level 3 and principals have said some would find a longer lockdown difficult, because they did not have internet connections at home.
They said the fact the lockdown was happening so early in the year presented its own challenges.
Albany Senior High School principal Claire Amos said the school started the year with a plan for dealing with another lockdown but Sunday s announcement was still a shock.
Auckland Transport to start fining motorists on T2 lane in Albany
28 Jan, 2021 03:35 AM
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NZ Herald
Motorists have 10 days to get to grips with a T2 lane in Albany before Auckland Transport starts using CCTV cameras to ping them with a $150 fine.
The T2 lane - for two or more people in a vehicle - is outside Albany Senior High School on Albany Highway.
CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor vehicles during the lane s Monday to Friday peak hours of 7am-10am and 3pm-7pm.
Drivers who use the lane incorrectly have been issued with a warning letter but after February 8 will be fined $150 if they drive in the lane more than 50m.