9216 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 18 Mar 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	9216 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	12 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_09216_2025
Document guid:	3d9fa8a1-74ca-4799-8434-cd984e7a8e24

9216 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education: Are the meals provided by the School Lunch Collective meeting current nutritional guidelines; if so, then why has a registered nutritionist stated they are not meeting current guidelines?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that the School Lunch Collective (the Collective) menu for Term 1, has 10 meal options which have been approved by the Ministry and meet the nutritional standards, available on their website at: https://www.schoollunchcollective.co.nz/_files/ugd/b26bcf_cf79cfe95c4645fb80201896bd84ea00.pdf The temporary flexi-menu was introduced the week starting 3 March by the Collective. The Ministry has been advised that where the main meal alone does not meet the nutritional standards (for example does not contain vegetables), additional food items such as fruit or vegetables will be added.