David Seymour defends new school lunch programme following early issues

Thursday 30 January 2025 · 7 outlets · 5 reports · updated Thu 30 Jan 2025, 6:41pm

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Associate Education Minister David Seymour has apologised for late deliveries and quality concerns regarding the reworked school lunch programme. Some schools reportedly faced delays or had to pay for food, while some students compared the meals to prison food. Seymour described the initial difficulties as teething problems.

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1. StuffThu 30 Jan 2025, 1:42pm

   New school lunches delayed, inedible, Seymour blames it on ‘teething problems’ (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 30 Jan 2025, 4:24pm

   Some schools fork out to feed students as new lunches arrive late (opens in new tab)

3. The Press via The PostThu 30 Jan 2025, 4:50pm

   Painful teething problems with new school lunches (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)

4. RNZThu 30 Jan 2025, 5:11pm

   David Seymour defends new school lunches that some compare to prison food (opens in new tab)

5. Otago Daily TimesThu 30 Jan 2025, 6:41pm

   New school lunches compared to 'prison food' (opens in new tab)