Tag: school_lunches
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Labour Pledges Cheaper School Uniforms, Restored Lunches and Rural Bus Routes
ACT says Labour has backed its policy to cap compulsory branded uniform items at three and calls on all other parties to support it.
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Labour Says Auckland Family $6,302 a Year Worse Off Under National
Labour Campaign Chair Kieran McAnulty says the extra cost is more than $120 a week, as the party pushes a Cost of Living Action Plan of free GP visits, capped fares and a fuel tax freeze.
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Seymour Accuses Hipkins of Putting Unions Ahead of Students Over Charter Schools
The ACT leader's attack follows the TVNZ leaders' debate, where Hipkins confirmed he would scrap charter schools and Luxon said they were working.
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Media Monitor: NZ Schools Maintain Homemade Lunches Despite Funding Cuts
Radio New Zealand reports some schools are maintaining their own lunch programs despite funding cuts. Also, a fourth person has been charged in connection to the Loafers Lodge fire.
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