The Education Ministry expects another 200 schools will be part of Ka Ora, Ka Ako by year's end. Photo: LDR / SuppliedTwenty-nine schools which were offered the government's funded lunch in schools programme turned down the free food. The lunch in school programme - Ka Ora, Ka Ako - was offered to 763 schools late last year. By the end of this year the Ministry of Education expects the number of schools offering lunches to rise to 963 schools. One of the schools which turned down the programme was Wharenui School in Christchurch.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 15, 2021 04:07 UTC