School Lunches
'They've been in power for so long and so little's been done'
Chris Williams, the Principal of Kingsford Primary School, a decile one school in Mangere, says the Government is ignoring child poverty. Video, Audio
One hungry child is too many - Bill English
The National Party leader was asked to respond to Checkpoint's story that revealed 15 out of a class of 26 children at Kingsford Primary had turned up to school with nothing for lunch. Video, Audio
How do lunches at different decile schools compare?
A simple social experiment: Go to a decile one school, and go to a decile 10 school, and ask to see what the children are having for lunch. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Upper Hutt businesses fail to stump up to help out hungry kids
A community project to get school lunches to hungry Upper Hutt children has foundered after not one of the 3-hundred local businesses approached for help agreed to dip into their pockets. Audio
The Swedish School Lunch Revolution: From Kaitangata to Gislaved
School kids in the Swedish town of Gislaved regularly enjoy a rosemary-scented lamb stew that awarding winning Kiwi-born chef Lyndon McLeod learnt in his nana's kitchen in Kaitangata, South Otago.In… Audio, Gallery
