Education Minister Erica Stanford, flanked by Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick and Finance Minister Nicola Willis, announces the new specialist schools. Photo: RNZThe government has announced funding for two news specialist schools, catering for children with high needs and disabilities. This government had funded 50 new specialist classrooms and redevelopment at four specialist schools. She said about 12,000 children received funding for high needs, but only a third of them were in specialist schools. Specialist schools also shared their expertise with mainstream schools too, she said.