I’ve avoided commenting on the so called “free” school lunches issue, because speaking frankly, the whole business just sickens me. It is appalling that so many people today are so gripped by the inertia of socialism that they can’t be bothered providing their kids with a lunch to eat... at school. And worse, no one who should seems to give a damn about our country sinking to such a shameful low. The outrageous and unashamed level of entitlement that exists in schoolkids, parents and school staff just signals how rotted with socialism this country has become. The attached video shows the principal of the Lincoln Heights Primary school in Auckland. Where they’re sending back 300 lunches out of just over 500 provided because they don’t like the content. What waste! The lunches are of course not free, as the mindless oxen who drag the socialist cart would insist on calling them. They’re provided by other parents, who in many cases have already prepared lunches for their own kids. Finally and worst of all, the true purpose of these lunches is not to feed the kids, but to entrench in them a socialist mindset– a sub-human level of dependence on the state. IMHO so called “free” school lunches are a cancer on our society. The whole project should be abandoned as a clear material and social failure.show more

Surprised ACT have got themselves entangled in this. If you look up the story of Brer Fox & the Tar Baby, its a pretty good illustration of how the left have ensnared Seymour. (no racial implication intended). ACT shouldn't have messed about, they should have just shut it down,

Couldn’t agree more. Parents who can’t be bothered should be named and shamed. And then go to sandwich making bootcamp, or pay a hefty fine to the value of a year’s worth of free lunches for their child.

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$82 million is going to compass group despite many complaints from last years servings

Ifr we take Lincoln Heights as typical, it means more than half of that $82 million is going to waste. Justification enough (IMHO) to pull the whole program.

yup my 5 year old makes his own lunch everyday & at the same time im paying for someone else to make another lunch for an ungrateful kid with an ungrateful parent & ungrateful teacher its just a disgrace

So free school lunches in many other countries are ‘a cancer on society’ too? Get a grip

Butter chicken again? That type of meal was a treat for many of us growing up. What happened to cheese and marmite sandwiches?

In the Cyclone Gabrielle response, a group of us headed to the HB with donations from our community. The local schools donated masses of unopened 'breakfast' stuff. All was low nutrition. Wheetbix, Baked Beans, UHT milk. State funded wastage.

Wow she’s a principal! 😳🤦🏼‍♀️ If this is typical representation then heaven help us in the future.

It should be withdrawn. We can't afford it and it's called parental responsibility to feed your family.