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Pupils at Wellington schools have already tucked into hot cross buns, some for the first time.
Berhampore School principal Mark Potter said the children "absolutely loved" the morning tea of hot cross buns and chocolate milk provided by St John's in the City Presbyterian Church yesterday.
It was the first time that many of the pupils had eaten a hot cross bun, he said.
"Some of the families at our school are Muslim and Buddhists, but it didn't matter because we discuss and share everyone's cultures.
"For some of our families, for those kids it was a real treat, an absolute treat."
One child said it was his "best day ever", while others asked if the donations of free treats would "come back next week too".
The church put on a free morning tea at two schools. Allister Lane, senior minister at St John's in the City, said that low-decile schools regularly had pupils arrive without having eaten breakfast or with no lunch.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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