14 Mar 2017

Caravan classrooms and spook watching

From The House , 10:35 pm on 14 March 2017

Dental clinics, caravans and libraries are not where you'd expect to study maths but many schools are converting these spaces into classrooms to cope with extra students.

Whether or not the government will include caravan classrooms in its budget was debated in Question Time as well as a halt on bottled water exports while people are unable to access clean water.

The New Zealand Security and Intelligence Bill had its second reading last week with the support of the house except one party which said it had a philosophical difficulty with the idea of national security. 

The caravan, "Dotty", that Houghton Valley School is using for small group work.

The caravan, "Dotty", that Houghton Valley School is using for small group work. Photo: Supplied