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CHILD POVERTY

KidsCan said it has more than 200 schools and early childcare centres waiting for support - the longest waitlist since 2018.
Child Poverty

'Sad indictment on our society': Child poverty, hardship increases across NZ - figures

Last year, 36,000 more Kiwi children were living below the poverty line.

The report said that New Zealand has "made recent progress in child poverty reduction," though it "still has relatively high rates".
Child Poverty

'New Govt must put children ahead of tax cuts', says UNICEF

New Zealand has recently moved up the global child poverty rankings.

The Child Action Poverty Group and the Green Party both say the announcement is short of the recommendations of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group.
Child Poverty

Greens say tax credit increase doesn't go far enough, think Government is window dressing

The Child Action Poverty Group and the Green Party both say the announcement is short of the recommendations of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group.
Watch: Julie Chapman spoke to The AM Show.
Child Poverty

'Toughest time of year': KidsCan appeals for help amid record demand

"We've seen shoes that kids have taped up with sellotape."

John Tamihere was on The AM Show.
Child Poverty

'Big credit': Tamihere praises Ardern for personally getting behind child poverty reduction efforts

"You have got to give credit where credit is due."
Watch: Two wildly different commentaries on child poverty were released on Thursday - one from the Government and the other from child advocates.
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Child Poverty

Children going hungry: One in five Kiwi kids living in homes where food runs out

The rates for Māori were 30 percent and for Pacific 46 percent.

Watch: Pressure is mounting on the Government to make its free Lunch in Schools programme available for everyone.
Child Poverty

'Quite costly to roll out': PM Ardern pours cold water on calls for free school lunches to tackle rising truancy crisis

"I do have to ask myself the question whether or not that is the next step for us."
Watch Newshub political reporter Jenna Lynch's report.
Child Poverty

Solo mum living in tent with six kids in stark contrast to Government celebrating drop in child poverty

"It's really depressing at times to be honest... you feel like you're suffocating."
Despite a pledge by the Government to lift children out of poverty, little progress is being made - in fact our most vulnerable are doing it tougher.
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Child Poverty

The number of Kiwi kids living in poverty revealed

The data shows material hardship rates for Maori and Pacific children were high.