A technical problem with ovens has seen school lunches arrive late across Auckland today. It comes after principals took issue with the new lunch programme...

NZ Herald

Auckland

New Zealand

'Bland' school lunches arrive up to three hours late, just before home-time

The Government’s new cut-price school lunch scheme has had a “terrible” start in Rotorua with food trucks arriving up to three hours late, in some cases just...

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Some students have compared the meals to prison food. Photo: RNZ 
The government's new school lunch programme has encountered yet another obstacle today.

Otago Daily Times

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Otago

North Island school lunches delayed again

“As schools open in 2025, the programme will deliver nutritious meals to around 242,000 students, every school day. On today’s menu from the School Lunch Collective is beef pasta bolognaise in classic tomato sauce,” Associate Education Minister ...

scoop.co.nz

Wellington

New School Lunch Programme Serves Up First Healthy Lunches

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today visited Otahuhu College where the new school lunch programme has served up healthy lunches to students in the first days of the school year.
“As schools open in 2025, the programme will deliver nutritious meals to around 242,000 students, every school day. On today’s menu from the School Lunch Collective is beef pasta bolognaise in classic tomato sauce,” says Mr Seymour.
“Last year the program…

The Beehive

New school lunch programme serves up first healthy lunches

The coalition Government’s new school lunches programme is experiencing some teething problems. Stock image supplied Jason Leung on Unsplash The School Lunch Collective says it’s experienced a technical problem with ovens in the early hours of this morning, January 31, at the Central Production Kitchen in Auckland, which has now been resolved. “Unfortunately, this means delays for Auckland schools in the school lunch programme who are unlikely t…

Times

School lunches disrupted due to problem with ovens

It is the first week of David Seymour’s school lunch programme and already social media reports are circulating of revolting meals, late deliveries, and mislabelled packaging. 
“This Government slashed school lunch funding and handed the job to a global corporation instead of supporting local suppliers—now kids are stuck with worse meals,” Labour education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. “Their choice to prioritise cuts over proper nutrition for …

‘We apologise’: Lunches to arrive late across Auckland schools due to oven glitch

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