Tamatea High School prefects showed they were right on the pulse, organising a mufti day just before lockdown to give support to the Salvation Army food bank.
Each student took a can of food to school instead of the usual gold coin, says principal
Robin Fabish.
"The response from students was fantastic and a huge amount of canned food was gathered."
Deputy Head Girl, Saskia Hook, says the prefects thought supporting the food bank
was something the school would get in behind.
"It might have been easier for them to grab a can from the pantry rather than find a gold
coin somewhere. I just hope everyone asked before they helped themselves to the baked beans," Saskia says.