Twenty-six Ngataki School pupils put their health and nutrition classroom lessons to the test when they were let loose in the Waiora Marae kitchen last week for the Ngataki Junior Master Chef competition.
They were divided into four groups, with having to prepare and present a different dish, the junior
pupils producing fresh fruit kebabs.
The dishes ranged from butter chicken to chicken fried rice, each group also researching the country of origin of each dish.
Principal Patrick Andersen, himself a trained chef, said nutrition had been this term's theme.
"We wanted to build these life skills and get the kids aware of them," he said, adding that the children had also learned about budgeting, none of the dishes costing more than $20.
