Te Kura o Manunui has been fortunate to be part of this programme since term four 2020. We opted for an internal model where lunches are made on-site by people involved in the kura. This allows for a much more personalised programme and there are real connections between our Lunch Programme staff and our tamariki and kaiako.

Our lunches are made on-site by a team who are committed to providing nutritious and tasty meals, and lunch is available to anyone who wants one.  Each day there is something different for our tamariki to eat.  We cater to religious, cultural, medically prescribed, vegetarian/vegan diets, so nobody needs to miss out.

Our lunches are predominantly sandwich-based and our menu has to be approved by the Ministry of Education each term, as we have to meet strict nutritional guidelines.

A box of cut fruit is delivered to each classroom every morning for the children to enjoy.  At lunch time the children come up and collect lunch and then sit on the grassed area of the playground to eat.  After eating time, the children bring their rubbish to two bins and they must separate their paper rubbish from food waste.

Waste minimisation is important to us. Once everyone has collected their lunch and eaten it, any extra lunches are then given out to those who want another one, so there are no lunches left over at the end of eating time.  Our food scraps go to a local family who have pigs, and our individual paper waste is limited to paper bags and deli wrap sheets. 

Just a few of the lunches that have been available for our tamariki are: Roast Beef Salad Sandwich, Ham Salad Wrap, Pulled Lamb Coleslaw Roll, Roast Chicken Cream Cheese Salad Sandwich, Chicken Burger, and Meatball Sub.  One of our most popular days are Peanut Butter/Jam/Marmite option sandwich with a yoghurt.  We are constantly trying to find new options for our lunches and look forward to adding new additions to our menu.

If you have any queries regarding our programme, please call in to see our Lunch Programme Staff between 8.30 am and 3.00 pm each day.