jacindaardenpmspeakinggregor_3.jpg Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking at the Dunedin Labour Party conference on Friday evening. Photo: Gregor RichardsonPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to make a schools announcement today at the Labour Party conference in Dunedin. But with New Zealand First Minister Tracey Martin being set to attend the conference, it suggests that the announcement will impact mainly on special needs students. Ardern chaired a youth panel in which mental health was frequently referenced, including by Wellington actor Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, star of Leave No Trace. McKenzie said pressure on young people on social media was tied in with mental health.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2018 19:07 UTC