NNew Zealand Read More Haeata Community Campus school lunches cut despite claims students still need themJuly 21, 2026 “We respectfully declined, saying the lack of ākonga [student] uptake had more to do with the quality of…
NNew Zealand Read More Letters to the Editor: Dismay at declining defence capabilities, school lunches, solar loan policyJuly 11, 2026 The Royal New Zealand Air Force has also evolved into an organisation with little true combat capability. The…
NNew Zealand Read More Damning school lunches report finds half did not meet nutritional standards, cuts were not costed properly and Ministers warned programme might failJune 30, 2026 It noted officials had raised concerns with the Ministry of Education, that its briefings and draft Cabinet papers…
HHeadlines Read More Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown to axe ratepayer-funded lunches at council meetingsApril 6, 2026 But when RNZ first approached Brown about the council’s catering bill and the lunches served to him and…
NNew Zealand Read More Mouldy lunches: David Seymour blames Haeata Community Campus head for avoidable week of dramaDecember 10, 2025 One of the lunches given to students at Haeata Community Campus He also said he had been told…
NNew Zealand Read More Haeata Community Campus mouldy lunch probe finds school most likely mixed up food, not supplierDecember 10, 2025 “We know the issue caused a lot of concern among parents and students at the school, so we…
NNew Zealand Read More Haeata school disputes suggestion mouldy lunches were old ones accidentally re-servedDecember 2, 2025 “We have considered all possible causes,” he said. “We think it is more than likely that the affected…
NNew Zealand Read More Christchurch school mouldy lunches: David Seymour labels principal a media ‘frequent flyer’, questions if food supplier is responsibleDecember 1, 2025 “I also note that this particular principal is a frequent flyer in the media, complaining about quite a…
NNew Zealand Read More Christchurch school mouldy lunches: David Seymour labels principal at centre a media ‘frequent flyer’, defends Compass GroupDecember 1, 2025 “I also note that this particular principal is a frequent flyer in the media, complaining about quite a…
HHeadlines Read More Food poisoning warning after Christchurch school children served mouldy lunchesDecember 1, 2025 Burrows said when the teacher opened their lunch, they realised the food looked like it had “gone off”.…
NNew Zealand Read More Catering giant Compass Group excluded from next round of school lunch schemeNovember 7, 2025 The other suppliers are Appresso Pro Foods, Montana Group, Ka Pai Kai, KDJ Catering, Star Fresh, University of…