PremiumVarsha AnjaliMultimedia Journalist - Lifestyle & Viva·NZ Herald·5 Jul, 2026 08:23 PM7 mins to readParents are counting the cost of sending children to holiday programmes, with concerns play is becoming a "privilege". Photo / 123rfIn Auckland, some parents will be forking out $900 to keep their kids occupied at a holiday programme these school holidays. Is the price tag worth it?Names have been changed.
The school holiday programme in Auckland, where Lila will send her 6-year-old daughter for the first time next week,










