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Mouldy Meals Spark Controversy at Christchurch School

12/3/2025

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Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch is under scrutiny after mouldy meals were served through a government lunch program.
New Zealand Food Safety says the meals were likely delivered last Thursday and left unrefrigerated until re-served on Monday.
Principal Peggy Burrows disputes the timeline, saying the school has no facilities to reheat food and that meals were properly handled.
She will raise NZFS’s findings with the Ministry for Primary Industries.

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Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch is under scrutiny after mouldy meals were served through a government lunch program.
New Zealand Food Safety says the meals were likely delivered last Thursday and left unrefrigerated until re-served on Monday.
Principal Peggy Burrows disputes the timeline, saying the school has no facilities to reheat food and that meals were properly handled.
She will raise NZFS’s findings with the Ministry for Primary Industries.