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More children have been attending school each day than at the same time last year, according to the latest data.

Claire Kelly said her company had provided lunches to nine west Auckland schools, until the government switched to Compass this year.

Chinese warships appearing in what we like to think of as our "benign strategic environment" sparked something of a media frenzy. It culminated in claims our defence spending's going to have to go up…

After years of controversy, Pharmac's chief executive Sarah Fitt has resigned from her role. Audio

The Prime Minister says there have been teething problems with the new roll-out and it is David Seymour's job to fix them.

Fitt has been in the role since 2018.

"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.

"These are free meals being paid by the tax payer, they are very good according to many of the people receiving them," Associate Education Minister David Seymour told Checkpoint. Audio

A round-up of news from around the region, including increased police presence in Port Moresby to counter crime.

"For the last eight days in a row we've had food that has been produced by Pita Pit," one principal at a school cutting back says.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has noted New Zealand and China will not always agree, in his opening remarks at today's bilateral meeting with the vice president in Beijing. Audio

It comes after Compass Group admitted halal meals it delivered to schools were not halal certified. Audio

Acting Prime Minister David Seymour took questions from the media on Wednesday afternoon.

Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters are both overseas.

Education officials say they have a "range of feedback" on the new school lunches, but have not maintained an official record of it.

A business advocacy group says planned changes to the Overseas Investment Act will bring much-needed capital to the country. Audio

The military activity is likely to have a strong effect on public opinion, a defence expert says. Audio

The government has announced plans to make it easier for New Zealand businesses to receive new investment" from overseas. Audio

RNZ set out to find out more about how school lunch feedback is tracked.