Wellington school reports issues with new government lunch programme

Saturday 1 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 1 Mar 2025, 5:00am

In this story David Seymour, New Zealand Principals' Federation

A Mana College student and school officials have criticised the quality of the government's new school lunch programme. Concerns include food waste, poor meal quality, and administrative burdens. Meanwhile, the Principals’ Federation has requested that Associate Education Minister David Seymour revert to the previous lunch model.

How they headlined it

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1. NZ HeraldSat 1 Mar 2025, 5:00am

   Claire Trevett: Is David Seymour heading toward a fail mark on school lunches? When small things turn into big headaches (opens in new tab)

2. The PostSat 1 Mar 2025, 5:00am

   New school lunches ‘look like cat food’, student says (opens in new tab)