Erica Stanford explains why she hasn't yet met with David Seymour
Education Minister Erica Stanford explains why she hasn't yet met with David Seymour. Video / Mark Mitchell
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David Seymour on the ongoing school lunches saga
Associate Education Minister David Seymour on the ongoing school lunches saga and his missed meeting with Education Minister Erica Stanford. Video / Mark Mitchell
‘Blind to the effects of poverty’: Hipkins scorns Luxon over school lunches debacle
PM Luxon: 'There are a number of issues and the meals are not up to scratch.'
‘Make a sandwich’: Luxon’s response to school lunch backlash
Luxon said he would rather the state not have the responsibility of feeding students.
Editorial: David Seymour’s approach misses the mark on key issues
Complaints about school lunches include delays and poor nutritional value.
Letters: ‘Marmite sandwich’ brigade living in the past
OPINION: 'The evidence for provided school lunches is clear – they work around the world.'
'Unforgivable': Students consume melted plastic after school lunches overheat in oven mishap
David Seymour had called this incident 'unacceptable' as a review is under way.
Ryan Bridge: MPs are short-sighted, I'll be voting yes for a four-year Parliament term
OPINION: There’s no doubt politics and politicians are currently far too short-sighted.
‘He’s the minister responsible’: PM makes expectations clear to Seymour over school lunches
Christopher Luxon says the programme is still experiencing some 'teething issues'.
Labour MP calls for David Seymour’s sacking over school lunch programme
Associate Education Minister claims the revamped scheme will save $170 million overall.
‘Cost-saving’ lunch scheme under fire: Principals urge acting PM to return to old system
Principals list issues like small portions, late deliveries, and burned and unsealed food.
Govt accepts plan to cut approval times for products ‘absolutely critical’ to Kiwis
Halving approval times could have a massive economic benefit.
Green light for industrial hemp regulation review
'People’s attitudes to industrial hemp have changed.'
Home owners face $400 hike as disaster insurance levy set to rise
Treasury consults on how much the Natural Hazards Insurance Levy needs to rise by.
Late, burnt and leaking: School rejects burnt lunches, opts for pizza instead
Whangārei Intermediate had to send back burnt and leaking school lunches.
Watch - Treaty Principles Bill: Dame Jenny Shipley; haka in the committee room; call for referendum
Bill proposes replacing Treaty principles with three new ones created by Parliament.
Green MP accuses Peters of ‘explicitly xenophobic’ comments, calls for PM to step in
'Silence is complicity, right?'
Treaty Principles Bill submission: Māori tired of constant defence against Govt policy
Potaka: 'I think that I have a lot of aroha for those concerns...'
Simon Wilson: The Prime Minister’s long, slow walk to oblivion
OPINON: The PM's Act and NZ First problems are far more damaging than he seems to know.
The Country: School lunches and Land Rovers with David Seymour
David Seymour, Mark Ericksen, Te Radar, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.
Treaty Principles Bill creating ’major sense of distrust', 15-year-old says
A range of ages have submitted on the controversial bill.
Seymour says there was ‘overlap’ during teacher only-day crackdown, no overstep
He stressed teacher-only days need the Minister of Education's approval.
David Seymour was “overstepping the mark somewhat” and worrying increase in hostility towards LGBTQ+
Education Minister Erica Stanford says David Seymour was “overstepping the mark somewhat” and worrying increase in hostility towards LGBTQ+ rights.
‘Overstepping’: Education Minister backtracks David Seymour’s teacher-only day crackdown
'I think he knew at the time he was overstepping ...'
Shane Te Pou: A weak PM, a faltering economy and coalition partners off the leash
OPINION: Seymour is openly defiant because he knows Luxon won’t do anything.
Letters: The irony of Seymour's step stunt
OPINION: Plus his Philip Polkinghorne letter to police.
Opinion: As new charter schools open, we still know too little about how they worked last time
OPINION: $153m being spent on charter schools would pay for more than 700 teacher aides.
School lunch provider admits halal meals ‘friendly’ but not certified
Lunch provider Compass admits halal meals it delivers to schools are not halal certified.
Watch: David Seymour blasts Labour’s ‘radical left’ shift
The Act leader today called for an economic reset.
NZ Herald Live: David Seymour speaks to media
David Seymour speaks to the media after the Auckland Business Chamber breakfast event. Video / NZ Herald
Nearly a third of schools receiving free lunches send complaints, queries to ministry
'We had a great system before ... it was just great and now we’ve got this.'
‘Doesn’t meet nutritional guidelines’: Kids to get pies, Pita Pit to tackle lunch issues
'If I were a school student I would have loved a pie as my taxpayer-funded school lunch.'
The full text: David Seymour’s Polkinghorne letter
David Seymour's full letter of support for eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne is revealed.
Audrey Young: Seymour sideshow eclipses true political crisis
OPINION: The Cooks' surprise China partnership is a huge deal for NZ and the Pacific.