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# Faces of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/faces-of-the-day-158/
- Published: 2026-10-18T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T17:29:59.000Z
- Description: Labour would retain the existing classroom phone ban in schools put in place under this Government. Ginny Andersen said the policy built on recommendations made to the Government in 2024, and Labour would work with educators, health experts, and young people to get the right balance in schools.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Labour wants to make sports and community activities more affordable to help cut down screen time for kids in its latest election policy.  
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> It would also set clearer national expectations of when children can use screens and make existing online-safety tools more accessible.  
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> The policy would see $3 million a year invested into Active Me – Kia Tū, an organisation which offers up to $300 grants to cover costs such as registration, uniforms and equipment for sport.  
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> Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa, which helps clubs and organisations deliver after school activities, would receive an additional $4m a year.  
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> [Stuff](https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361047946/labour-invest-activities-kids-bid-cut-down-screen-use?ref=goodoil.news)

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