Budget documents have revealed the government was told of the "profound" wellbeing benefits from the free school lunch scheme, months before it decided to trim its funding. The findings come from a yet-to-be-published study that also found achievement improved at some schools participating in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako scheme. The principal of Arakura School in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata, Tute Mila spoke to Charlotte Cook.