Food
Trust House say they could provide school lunches within weeks
A group of school lunch providers say they could replace the School Lunch Collective within weeks. Trust House chief executive John Prendergast spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
'Worries right from the start': Original school lunch company offers to step in
The Wairarapa organisation lost contracts last year the School Lunch Collective, whose member company Libelle has gone into liquidation. Audio
NZ Principals' Federation on school lunch programme
The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Audio
Organisations ready to step in after Libelle liquidation
An organisation that lost its school lunch contracts when the government moved to a new, lower-cost model this year, says it had been expecting the new collective to fail, and it and a group of food… Audio
'Short and sharp': Feijoa season in full swing
While volumes are down slightly, the quality of fruit is good, a grower says.
Is it time to standardise the size of a scoop of chips?
One person bravely calling for a standardised scoop size for the proud fish'n'chip nation of New Zealand is Wellington food blogger Bryer Oden, also known as Health Sensation online. Audio
School lunch provider financially struggling for months, liquidator says
Liquidators taking financial control of the failed school lunch programme say it owes money to multiple suppliers and to its 500 staff - but wages will be paid in the interim. Audio
The Panel with Madison Burgess Smith and Martin Cocker (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Madison Burgess-Smith and Martin Cocker. They discuss the way world leaders are responding to US President Donald Trump's assertions and… Audio
Chris Hipkins speaks on school lunch provider in liquidation
The minister in charge of the country's school lunches programme said he doesn't think the Libelle Group going into liquidation is necessarily a bad thing. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins took aim… Audio
School lunch programme not at risk despite liquidation - govt
Libelle Group, which is contracted to deliver 125,000 meals a day, was placed into liquidation this morning. Labour is demanding explanations on what contingencies are in place - but the minister… Audio
School lunch production will continue - Deloitte liquidator
Liquidators taking financial control of failed school lunch provider Libelle, say staff will be paid until further notice and there's at least one interested buyer. It's the latest in a string of… Audio
RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch
Checkpoint invited a veritable buffet of people on the programme to talk about the school lunch supplier that's in financial strife; Libelle went into liquidation today. RNZ deputy political editor… Audio
School lunch provider Libelle Group in liquidation
The company making more than 125,000 meals a day for the government's revamped school lunch programme has gone into liquidation. Libelle group is contracted to Compass, the Government supplier for the… Audio
Criminal charges filed against HelloFresh
The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against meal delivery company HelloFresh NZ for alleged misleading behaviour.
Commerce Commission files criminal charges against Hello Fresh
The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against meal delivery company Hello Fresh for misleading behaviour. Consumer's spokesperson Sahar Lone spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Company contracted by Compass to provide lunches goes into liquidation
A company, Labelle Group, contacted by Compass to provide school lunches has been put into liquidation on Tuesday morning. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
School lunch failures: Provider told to show daily visual evidence of quality
A menu of mishaps means the government's school lunch provider is now facing new performance measures - including providing daily evidence of what it is serving up. Audio
