25 Mar 2024

Leftover school lunches a 'lifeline' for some

From Morning Report, 8:53 am on 25 March 2024

A woman living in a West Auckland caravan park says having access to leftover school lunches is helping to curb crime.

Residents of the park say access to the food means they don't need to steal from a supermarket.

It comes as the Government's school lunch programme is under review with Associate Education Minister David Seymour saying funding should be cut as nearly 10,000 meals are wasted every day.

But as First Up producer Mahvash Ikram found out, one community organisation says the school lunches are a lifeline they desperately need.