Auckland triplet Juno Mackay has had a tough 2024, dealing with deaths and serious illness among family and close friends. She credits her Fruitvale School counsellor in New Lynn with helping her handle the pain and even look forward to going to school.
So when the 11-year-old and her sisters, Olive and Elba, found out their counsellor, Chloe Moore, wasn’t returning next year because of government funding cuts, they were shocked.