Govt told free lunches for schools resulted in healthier children

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The government was told the free lunches for schools programme would have a "profound impact on wellbeing" before it decided to cut the scheme's funding earlier this year. The advice was revealed in budget documents released yesterday which also laid out how the Ka Ora Ka Ako scheme resulted in happier and healthier children. But Associate Minister David Seymour, who is the architect behind the trimmed down scheme - said they are able to do the same while spending less, Finn Blackwell has more.