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Kaitaia College serving nutritious cuisine only as school lunch programme expands in Northland
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kaitaia College students Santija Silich, Sahara Peehikuru and Micaela Travers with their free school lunches.
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
Another 26 Northland schools have joined the free lunches programme this term, bringing the total to 89 and feeding almost 15,000 students.
The Ka Ora, Ka Ako/Healthy School Lunches Programme includes primary, intermediate and high schools and is not decile-related.
Kaitaia College has joined the programme this term and also plans to close its canteen to ensure students only have the option of choosing healthy food for lunch.