Milk for Schools - Rotorua school kids visit dairy farm

To the Waiariki region, milk is being distributed out to schools of the area. Over a hundred schools are taking part in this initiative and today kids from Rotorua schools visited Parekarangi Farm to find out where milk comes from. By walking the land gives a better idea of where milk comes from. And by taking this route on one of these award winning farms, you hear a flow of history from generations before. Under the Labour government, Milk in Schools programme rolled out in 1937 and it flowed for 30 years. Now Fonterra is keen to roll that concept out again to schools throughout the country. Today it's up and running in the central North Island. It's also an initiative the community backs. What did the kids think? It was cool. - Why? Because we saw cows and sheeps. It's awesome because all the schools get milk. But do they like milk? - Do you like to drink milk? And that's all that matters. Tini Molyneux, Te Karere.