Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has delivered an important message for Kiwi kids in the lead up to Easter: the Easter Bunny is an essential worker. 

“But because we’re all in isolation at the moment, the Easter Bunny might not make it to every house this year (they probably have to look after their own Bunny family too),” she said.

“Just in case,” Jacinda said, she has come up with an Easter egg hunt game to make sure children around New Zealand get some excitement at Easter. 

Children can get involved by drawing an Easter egg and then putting it in their window for other kids to find.

Draw an Easter egg and put the picture in your window for neighbours to find, she said.

Parents and caregivers can also email the pictures to [email protected] or share them on social media with the hashtag #NZEggHunt and Jacinda will share some online over Easter Weekend. 

And, for any kids wondering, Jacinda has confirmed the Tooth Fairy is an essential worker too.