Rojenabibi Asmat Ali, 9, with a biscuit she decorated at the New Kiwi Club. With a group of volunteers from Palmerston North Girls’ High School keeping a watchful eye, children tear around playing sport, cooking or singing. Everyone is welcome, but many of the children are from refugee families, so a lot of the activities are new to them. They soon get stuck into typical activities for Kiwi kids: making art, hunting through the strawberry patch or skipping. The group was started by Jasmine Glentworth, Palmerston North Girls’ High School’s head girl in 2020, her mum Kathy, Te Aroha Noa s Ashleigh Couper, and Jenny Pepworth from Red Cross.