Ka Ora, Ka Ako
Healthy School Lunches Programme
We provide nutritious lunches, every school day, to over 242,000 students who are in need of the greatest support. We support child development, health, wellbeing and remove barriers to participation and achievement in education.
Ka Ora, Ka Ako
Alternative Provision Model 2025
For information about the 2025 Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme click on the tile for the 'School Lunch Collective model', or 'Internal model and Iwi/hapū partners' for menu and recipe ideas.
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Our Nutrition Standards
Our Nutrition Standards will help ākonga | students get a nutritious and balanced lunch menu. Food should be healthy and from all four food groups. It should contain minimal saturated fat, salt (sodium) and added sugar, and be mostly whole or less processed. Only water and unflavoured milk should be offered as drink options.
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About Healthy Lunches
Ka Ora, Ka Ako is about being healthy and well in order to be in a good place to learn. ‘Ka Ora’ means to be satisfied with food, be well, healthy and safe. ‘Ka Ako’ means to learn.
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