Child Poverty
Political commentators Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton
Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss the local body election results, what now for a Mt Roskill by-election as Phil Goff vacates the seat and John Key on child poverty. Audio
UN report demands action on NZ child poverty
The UN has called on the New Zealand government to devote more resources to tackling "deeply concerning" high rates of child poverty.
Child poverty: Are we there yet? Without targets, we're lost
Opinion - Without clear targets and a roadmap for tackling child poverty, the government is lost in transit, writes Max Rashbrooke.
Public policy prof wades into child poverty debate
National refuses to accept a challenge to reduce child poverty, despite already having a target in place. Audio
Labour vowing to work with any party to reduce child poverty
Opposition leader Andrew Little vows to work with any party in parliament wanting to reduce child poverty. And he's called National cowardly as the Children's Commissioner calls for a 10 percent… Audio
Target to cut child poverty not: complicated: researcher
Max Rashbrooke, a researcher and writer on inequality, setting a target to eradicate child poverty is not as complicated as the Prime Minister makes out. Audio
Labour backs child poverty reduction target
The Labour Party is backing the Children's Commissioner's challenge to reduce child poverty rates by 10 percent by the end of next year. Audio
Salvation Army says there are clear figures of how many children in poverty
The Prime Minister says it is hard to put a specific figure on how many children live in poverty in New Zealand - but the Salvation Army disagrees, and meanwhile, says the problem is ever increasing.
…PM rejects Children's Commissioner's call to cut child poverty by 10% by 2018
Prime Minister John Key is rejecting the Children's Commissioner's call for a 10 percent reduction in child poverty by the end of next year - but Labour wants it to take up the challenge. Audio
Labour backs child poverty reduction target
Labour is backing the Children's Commissioner's child poverty reduction target, despite the Prime Minister saying exact numbers would be too difficult.
Andrew Becroft and Anton Blank
Children's Comissioner Andrew Beecroft and Anton Blank from 'Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa' on the UN Convention of the Rights of The Child - what is the government doing about New Zealand… Audio
Minister defends approach to child poverty
The Social Development Minister has clashed with Labour over measuring child poverty and whether the Ministry for Vulnerable Children should focus on it.
Beneficiaries 'punished' for not naming child's father
Women are being pushed further into poverty if they won't name their child's father, often because of rape or abuse, advocacy groups say.
Child who has lived in van has message for PM
An 11-year-old girl whose family had been living in their van for months has a message for the Prime Minister: "try walking in my shoes, it's not actually that easy". Video
Families in Nelson struggling to make ends meet
Local agencies in Nelson, from the Nelson Food Bank to the Salvation Army, are reporting increasing cases of hardship among a wider range of families. Audio
Beneficiary focus for school funding causes rift
Schools will not know which students are attracting funding targeted to children of beneficiaries, and they don't need to, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.
Kids in cells only as a last resort, say police
Keeping young people in cells is inappropriate and was only done for 700 children and teenagers as a last resort, the police say.
Push to keep Northland insulation programme
The leader of a Northland health organisation is pleading for continued funding for the insulation of cold, unhealthy homes.
Changes give poorer families a boost
Beneficiaries with children will get an extra $25 a week and families earning less than $27,000 a year an extra $24.50.
Child poverty 'moral crisis' for New Zealand
Child poverty is a national, economic and moral crisis that requires a national response, the outgoing head of the Auckland City Mission says. Audio
