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School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

David Seymour tries out one of the new lunches yesterday. Photo: RNZ

School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

In an interview with Q+A's Jack Tame on Sunday, Associate Education Minister David Seymour has accused critics of the government's revamped school lunch programme of "nitpicking".

Woman stole $1m from trust helping needy children

When Iesha Warren first started working for a trust that helped needy children and families, she was responsible for the payroll.

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Public interest in the war memorial was not slowing down, says Te Papa. Photo: RNZ

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Originally intended to be in place for just four years, the exhibition featuring ultra-realistic figures of seven World War I servicemen and a nurse 2.4 times their life-size, had already been extended twice since its 2015 opening.

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

Firefighters are at the scene of a logging truck fire at Orari, near the Canterbury town of Geraldine.

One dead, two critically hurt after vehicle flees police

One dead, two critically hurt after vehicle flees police

One person has died in Auckland, and two others have been critically injured, after a driver fled from the police and crashed early Sunday afternoon.

Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness

Ben Purua. Photo: Supplied / Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards

Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness

After a childhood filled with violence and facing jail at 16, a finalist for the KiwiBank Young New Zealander of the Year credits farming, family and forgiveness for allowing him to change his life.

Luxon reaffirms NZ's support for Ukraine

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he does not agree with Mike King's controversial alcohol...

Luxon reaffirms NZ's support for Ukraine

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has attended a virtual summit along with other world leaders to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine.

Appeal to help protect Kaikōura seabirds

Alisa McGilvary-Howard and Ted Howard. Photo: supplied

Appeal to help protect Kaikōura seabirds

An appeal has been made to the Kaikōura District Council to help protect the banded dotterel/pohowera, which nests on the coastline.

Teen left paralysed denied ACC cover on appeal

A teenager left paralysed by a rare auto-immune condition after a bout of food poisoning has been denied ACC cover after a third court appeal.

PM says no place for Islamophobia in NZ

Christopher Luxon rescheduled his flight to India to be in Christchurch for today's hui. Photo: RNZ

PM says no place for Islamophobia in NZ

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says NZ must continue to confront forces which led to the deadly attacks in Christchurch six years ago.

'Not us' say Tipenes, as second funeral director arrested

Kaiora (left) and Francis Tipene posted a message on social media, saying the latest arrest had...

'Not us' say Tipenes, as second funeral director arrested

Directors at Tipene Funerals say the latest arrest of an Auckland funeral director as part of Operation Lola is "not us".

One dead, one critical, one missing in Hamilton homicide

One dead, one critical, one missing in Hamilton homicide

A homicide investigation is under way in Hamilton after a man was found dead.

New documentary honours mosque attack victims

Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi travelled from New Zealand to Afghanistan to establish 51 micro...

New documentary honours mosque attack victims

Project 51 changed lives in Afghanistan, in the name of the 51 victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Now a documentary follows the story.

Help sought to find Christchurch girl

Police are appealing to the public for help for find a missing Christchurch girl.

Tourist wins rental refund after crashing while on wrong side of road

A tourist who crashed a rental car five minutes after picking it up has succeeded in getting a...

Tourist wins rental refund after crashing while on wrong side of road

A tourist has managed to get a refund on a rental car hire after she crashed five minutes after leaving the hire depot while driving on the wrong side of the road.

Car ploughs into Canterbury bedroom

Car ploughs into Canterbury bedroom

A Canterbury family had shock early wake-up call after a car landed on their bed.

Obituary: Ann Hartley, politician

Ann Hartley (right), after her investiture as a Companion of the Queen's Service Order by the...

Obituary: Ann Hartley, politician

Ann Hartley was a conviction politician who fought hard for causes she believed in.

Train death: KiwiRail failed to fence area after similar incident

Sarie Morton was killed when she was struck by a train near Matamata College on 12 March. Photo:...

Train death: KiwiRail failed to fence area after similar incident

KiwiRail failed to follow a decade-old Coroner's recommendation to fence off an area of railway line where a young Matamata College student was killed by a train this week.

Tuck shops close amid fallout from school lunch liquidation

The school lunch received by Massey Primary School in West Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Massey...

Tuck shops close amid fallout from school lunch liquidation

Dozens of schools are losing their canteens - some with just 24 hours notice - as the fallout from the liquidation of a school lunch provider spreads.

Christchurch serial rapist sentenced to 23 years in prison

John Hope Muchirahondo, 39, appears for sentencing at Christchurch High Court after being found...

Christchurch serial rapist sentenced to 23 years in prison

A prolific sexual predator, who attacked and violated vulnerable and sometimes unconscious woman for a decade, will remain behind bars for at least the next ten years.

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