24 Jul 2025

The alternative education system that's getting top marks

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 24 July 2025

The Meke Academy in Napier provides an alternative education to rangatahi who have stopped attending school.

Levi Armstrong, the man running the Academy, says students who used to attend traditional school once or twice a term are turning up to Meke daily. 

He talks to Jesse. 

Levi Armstrong is dressed in graduation robes and the classic graduate hat. It's a close up of his face. He is looking towards the left side of the frame.

Photo: Levi Armstrong