Increased poverty affecting students in Canterbury and Whanganui

Thursday 26 June 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 26 Jun 2025, 6:00am

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Charity KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal following a 15% rise in food demand. Canterbury principals report students are arriving at school hungry and cold, while a Whanganui school is urging community support to help those in need.

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1. The PressThu 26 Jun 2025, 5:00am

   Dirty, hungry, and cold: Students in need getting ‘exponentially worse’ (opens in new tab)

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2. NZ HeraldThu 26 Jun 2025, 6:00am

   ‘It feels like an increasing problem’: Whanganui principal backs KidsCan appeal as school food demand rises (opens in new tab)