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Kahu makes 23
In 2009 there were only 13 children left at Halfmoon Bay Primary school, Stuart Island, which meant losing funding for the last remaining teacher and becoming a sole-charge school.
The community came together to work with the school to brainstorm how to both protect the school and enhance its future.