4:06 pm today
Two teenagers in rural Hawkes Bay having to hitch hike to school
Two teenagers living in rural Hawke's Bay are hitch hiking to school after their bus was canceled. The Brown whanau lives on a family farm on Aropaoanui Road, which connects to State Highway Two north of Napier. Until this year, 15 year old Chamon and 16 year old Laa got the bus to school and back each day, but the route has been axed. The Ministry of Education reviewed hundreds of routes last year; ditching some and merging others. Their father Mike Brown spoke to Lisa Owen.