13 Sep 2024

Govt informed of benefits of free lunch program before cuts

From Midday Report, 12:15 pm on 13 September 2024

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.