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Lockdown perceptions in Aotearoa New Zealand

A study of children’s wellbeing during the 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Melody Smith, Carol Green, Catherine Ma, Terryann Clark, Jinfeng Zhao, Victoria Egli, Niamh Donnellan (University of Auckland School of Nursing).

This graphic novel shares the results from a nationwide online survey with children that sought to understand their neighbourhood perceptions and experiences during the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2020 with a focus on child wellbeing.

Much of the dialogue is verbatim, and artworks, photos and poems from the participating children have also been integrated.

You can view the whole publication or download it from here (47mb).

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