Schools have been told to keep a close watch on foreign students arriving from regions affected by the deadly coronavirus.
About half of the 20,000 international students expected in New Zealand schools this year will come from China, where the outbreak of the virus began.
The virus has killed 56 people so far and the Chinese government is restricting travel in several cities including Wuhan where virus was first detected.
RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen has the story.
