Covid-19: Students buy alcohol, flee hostels - a podcast by RNZ
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The lockdown prompted a rash of alcohol purchases by students at some university hostels followed by an exodus of young people trying to get home.
Students have told RNZ that many are worried the seven day lockdown in Auckland and Coromandal and three days in the rest of the country will be extended.
Some universities and polytechnics suspended their classes this week while others have moved to online learning.
Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.
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