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A Northland school is urging the government to rethink its plans to cut back the free lunches programme, saying the meals have greatly improved student attendance and behaviour.

Three scholarships for Tikipunga High School dux despite tough childhood 20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Skyla Anderson-Wynn was Tikipunga High Schools 2020 dux and has been awarded three scholarships. Photo / Tania Whyte "When Im out of here, Im never going to let anyone hold me down again." Those were the words Skyla Anderson-Wynn would say to herself as an 8-year-old girl, locked in her room, staring at the wall. Nearly 10 years later, shes kept that promise. Now, aged 17, Skyla has ...

Otangarei-raised woman overcomes trauma to become lawyer 11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Kristina Green, 38, would have never believed she would become a lawyer. Photo / Supplied Mikaela Collins is a reporter for the Northern Advocatemikaela.collins@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat If you were to ask a teenaged Kristina Green to tell you who she was — she would say she was no one. Its a far cry from who the 38-year-old is today — a criminal defence lawyer who was admitted to the bar in Wha...