Zanna GillespieNZ Herald·27 Jun, 2026 10:00 PM7 mins to read There are some ways to help survive the school holidays. Photo / Getty There are some ways to help survive the school holidays. Photo / GettyThe winter school holidays are approaching and many parents will have one goal: make it through with their sanity in tact. Zanna Gillespie’s hard-won advice? Keep expectations low, get out of the house, and don’t you dare make slime.
During the last school holidays, my 9-year-old son accused me of











