Labour Kids Off Screens policy: $7 million a year for after-school sport and clearer school device rules
Labour says the plan would fund activity grants and require every school to set screen-use policies. The spending is not in its published fiscal plan.
The Labour Kids Off Screens policy would put $7 million a year into after-school sport and activities, and ask schools to set clear rules on how devices are used. Labour leader Chris Hipkins and education spokesperson Ginny Andersen announced the plan on Sunday, 18 October 2026, speaking from Petone in Lower Hutt.
Hipkins said too much of childhood is being spent on screens, while sport, hobbies and other after-school activities are out of reach for many families. Andersen said the aim was not to turn back the clock or pretend technology has no place in life.
What the Labour Kids Off Screens policy would fund
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