Te Karaka Area School
Parents struggle to keep kids busy in the holidays
10 Jul 2017
School holiday programmes can cost as much as $114, but one solo mum in Te Karaka is offering a novel idea for just $5 a day. Jacob McSweeny reports. Video, Audio
'Poor kids are not a priority for our Government'
7 Jul 2017
School principal Gordon Pepere is on the verge of tears while describing children arriving at school barefoot and with little food in their bags, which they use as raincoats to shelter from the rain.
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