Education Minister Erica Stanford's set to meet with her Associate Minister today -- over ongoing issues with the revamped school lunch programme

Since slashing millions from the programme, David Seymour's faced complaints of late deliveries and sub-standard food -- and this week students at the South Island's Murchison Area School were fed meals containing melted plastic.

Stanford and Seymour were supposed to discuss the issue in a sit down yesterday, but said the meeting was canned at the last minute -- citing busy ministerial schedules.

Seymour admits the programme's a challenge, but says what he's called teething issues should be resolved by Term Two.