Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

Nothing is ever good enough for some people, is it?  You've got a centre-right government committing hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to feed kids in schools, and they've managed to free up $130 million in savings in the process, and still, it's not good enough for some.  The Health Coalition Aotearoa, they're not happy, some dieticians say it's not nutritious enough.  "Simply cutting the amount of food that they are having and supplying a more processed, less varied diet is a complete lost opportunity for our health system."  I'll tell you what, it's more nutritious than nothing at all, an empty stomach.  Some said the food was too processed, it was one size fits all, it wouldn't appeal to the kids.  It's not meant to appeal to kids so much as feed them when they're hungry. I thought that was the point. And if they don't eat it, they're not hungry. It's simple.  Now, there are some bold claims being made by David Seymour which I am a little sceptical of lik