The Minister-in-charge of school lunches assures teething issues will be sorted by next term

David Seymour's revamped programme, delivered for millions-of-dollars less than Labour's, has been plagued by complaints of late deliveries and sub-standard food.

Some children got food containing melted plastic yesterday.

Seymour says he expects practical issues to be resolved within weeks -- but stopped short of promising to hand responsibility to someone else, if not.

He joked that would need someone else willing to take the role, but it's a challenge and he's enjoying it.