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View submission: Monday's School Lunch
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Comment by checkitout312 at 03/02/2025 at 03:02 UTC
52 upvotes, 1 direct replies
That’s great for families who can afford it, but the NACT1 government is relying on those families making their own lunches, the free lunch programme producing lots of “waste”, and then having justification to cut it.
The whole point of a social security net, something New Zealand used to pride itself on, is that rising tides lift all boats - all our kids deserve to eat nourishing, healthy, and appetising food.
Comment by Surfnparadise at 03/02/2025 at 02:56 UTC
24 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Agree but then what's all this you know. Even at 3$ it's a massive waste of our collective money if most have to bring their own food from home. Just another example of doing things half arsedly, which NZ seems to excel at the moment..
Comment by Hopeful_Fig_5317 at 03/02/2025 at 03:05 UTC
12 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Aren't these meals supposed to be for kids with parents that can't afford to make school lunches.
Comment by abitsheeepish at 03/02/2025 at 03:05 UTC
7 upvotes, 5 direct replies
My local school doesn't allow children to bring their own lunches. They're only allowed to eat the supplied lunches.
Comment by TheAbyssGazesAlso at 03/02/2025 at 03:19 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The whole point is that a lot of people can't afford to do that. Don't be willfully stupid.
Comment by edmondsio at 03/02/2025 at 03:31 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What a shit take.