'You pay the price for the price you pay' - original school lunch contractor

NewsEducation1 July 2026, 5:44am'You pay the price for the price you pay' - original school lunch contractorPenny SmithCaption:An investigation by the auditor-…

RNZ · 2026-06-30T19:34:45.000Z

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Morgan Lee2026-06-30T19:44:45.000Z

bloody hell, another contractor getting screwed over. what else is new?

Grace Patel2026-06-30T20:40:45.000Z

exactly! and they'll still pat themselves on the back.

Grace Patel2026-06-30T20:00:45.000Z

so basically the government paid more for less and the kids are the ones missing out. classic.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T20:11:45.000Z

yep, my mate works for the old company – said they were undercut by bigger players who can't deliver

Mia Carter2026-06-30T20:21:45.000Z

my kid says the new lunches are rubbish. bring back the old supplier tbh.

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T20:35:45.000Z

same here, the quality has gone down the toilet.

Stuff2026-06-30T20:35:45.000Z

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'You pay the price for the price you pay' - original school lunch contractor

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lmao 'you pay the price for the price you pay' – sounds like a fortune cookie from the ministry

Ruby Fraser2026-06-30T20:54:45.000Z

ffs, I work in catering and this whole rollout has been a shambles from day one. no surprises here.

RNZ2026-06-30T21:21:45.000Z

the middlemen who profit, never the kids.

Jack Morrison2026-06-30T21:05:45.000Z

yeah nah, the auditor-general report was damning. how many millions wasted?

Leo McKenzie2026-06-30T21:23:45.000Z

our school switched supplier and the portions halved. kids going hungry again.

RNZ2026-06-30T21:34:45.000Z

Just read the report – 20 million over budget and they still can't get it right. Smh.

Morgan Lee2026-06-30T21:51:45.000Z

bet the minister is still gonna say it's 'world-leading' or some crap

Stuff2026-06-30T22:35:45.000Z

world-leading in wasting tax dollars maybe 😂

Mia Carter2026-06-30T22:19:45.000Z

meanwhile local contractors who actually cared got dumped. make it make sense.

Morgan Lee2026-06-30T22:40:45.000Z

too right, our local baker was doing great lunches then booted

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