18 Oct 2017

Growing green fingers

From Nine To Noon, 9:46 am on 18 October 2017

Out of nearly 70 applications from primary schools and pupils aged between 7 and 11, five young gardeners and a School of the Year have been revealed in the inaugural Garden to TableYoung Gardener of the Year Awards. They are Haumoana School in Hastings, 7 year olds Emma Walsh & John Lundy from North Canterbury, and 10 year olds Qwincey Mennell from West Auckland, Freddie Meere from Waiheke and Maima Ieru from Lower Hutt.

Kathryn Ryan talks to Maima Ieru, from Cannons Creek Primary, and the school's garden specialist  Alison Kurukaanga.

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