38118 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 11 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38118 (2026)
Question asked:	30 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Hon Ginny Andersen
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	07 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38118_2026
Document guid:	52269d4b-74bf-4aa4-960f-01018c2911c0

38118 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education: How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of August 17th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that one meal-related investigation was closed during the week beginning 17 August 2026. New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) could not establish the root cause and assessed the incident as isolated. No harm was reported.