Principal calls for ban on junk food near schools

Bruce Cunningham (Paul Henry)

A new study has found that more than 60 percent of schools are within 800 metres of a fast food outlet or dairy selling unhealthy food.

Belmont Primary School principal Bruce Cunningham joined Paul Henry to talk about what needs to be done.

He says that it doesn’t matter how much you educate kids, they will give in and buy junk food. 

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