With the Prime Minister announcing a return to Covid Alert Level 3 in Auckland and Level 2 for the rest of NZ, schools, along with sport bodies will be working to develop their specific responses. The sudden announcement will cause some uncertainty and anxiety in relation to school sport events and, as previously, please Play it Safe as decisions are taken and plans put in place.

At School Sport NZ, we are working with our event partners and NSOs to determine any impact on events planned in the next few days and weeks and as the situation becomes clear we will make announcements around events on the national calendar of sanctioned events. Your regional school sport bodies through RSDs will be following a similar process. Where schools have any doubts as to their involvement in events they should consult their Regional Health Authority for advice.

In the meantime, please review the previous advice from Sport NZ for Alert Levels 2 here and Alert level 3 here

For further information around Government COVID Alert level advice at level 2 – click here and for Alert level 3 click here

School Sport NZ also has a resource available for schools to help plan and prepare for how we can deliver sport through changing scenarios affected by COVID 19. This can be accessed here

We have been here before and with the countries support we will beat this virus again.

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