Northland children enjoy full stomachs thanks to school lunch programme
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Raurimu Avenue School s Kohatu Dunn, 11, tucks into his delivered lunch of chicken nachos and sliced oranges. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Raurimu Avenue School s Kohatu Dunn, 11, tucks into his delivered lunch of chicken nachos and sliced oranges. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
Midday rumbling stomachs will be no more for some Northland students supplied with a free healthy school lunch.
Almost 15,000 primary, intermediate and high school students across the region will have a free healthy school lunch next term courtesy of the Healthy School Lunches programme.