# Labour pledges $7m to get kids off screens

> Labour promises $7m to get kids off screens and back to being kids.
- Title: Labour pledges $7m to get kids off screens · RNZ | Shortify
- Summary: Labour promises $7m to get kids off screens and back to being kids. Labour pledges $7 million annually to fund after-school activities and online safety for…
- Keywords: labour, chris hipkins, kids, screens, after-school activities, online safety, nz election, politics, news, pledges, get, RNZ
- Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1975478/election-2026-labour-pledges-7-million-to-get-kids-off-screens-and-back-to-being-kids
- Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
- Published: 2026-10-18T05:40:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: labour, chris hipkins, kids, screens, after-school activities, online safety, nz election, politics, news
## Campaign updates
Politicians spread across motu making policy announcements as election day approaches.
## NZ First's rail trial
NZ First commits to 12-month commuter rail trial in Canterbury to reduce travel time.
## Labour's screens policy
Labour pledges $7m annually to get kids off screens and back to being kids.
## Green party concerns
Opposition parties raise concerns over voter suppression as enrolment deadline approaches.
## National's child murder policy
National would remove right to silence in child murder cases with 10-year minimum sentence.
## ACT's doctor funding
ACT pledges $400 million to keep doctors in New Zealand and attract more from overseas.
## Key takeaway

Labour pledges $7 million annually to fund after-school activities and online safety for children.