13 Dec 2017

'When I get figures' Children's Minister to consider KidsCan funding

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 13 December 2017

KidsCan says it's been told it will lose its funding on 30 June next year. The charity feeds 30,000 children a week across 700 New Zealand schools. Its executive Julie Chapman told Checkpoint last night KidsCan provides 30,000 pairs of shoes, 50,000 pairs of socks, and 40,000 raincoats a year. Ms Chapman says Oranga Tamariki told her the $350,000 would not be renewed on July 1, 2018. Minister for Children Tracey Martin joins us with her reaction.