Child Poverty in New Zealand

This week's Listener (8th Aug 2009) has an article by Ruth Laugeson on the Labour Party. The article is not available online so attached is a page from the article which is of great significance to Child Poverty Action Group. Annette Kings states clearly "..Working for Families did not fully solve the child poverty problem, and ...the children of beneficiaries also need to be lifted out of poverty." This is a very clear affirmation of CPAGs landmark legal case which dominated our work last year.

We are very pleased to be able to draw your attention to this intention to rethink policy around our most vulnerable children.

Child Poverty Action Group NZ Inc.
P.O. Box 56-150, Auckland.
(09) 303-9260
www.cpag.org.nz

 

CHILD POVERTY IN NEW-ZEALAND IS REAL !!!

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It has been 15 years since NZ has had a telethon, "Kidscan , Big Night In", held on August 8th and 9th was a huge success raising almost 3 million dollars for children living in poverty in New Zealand.

An international report has found that a sixth of New Zealand children are being raised in poverty - a higher rate than in all but three of the world's 26 rich nations.

We live in a democracy yet not all is equal, why do we have children living in severe poverty in NZ?, there are many reasons but mostly it is the government who is to blame.         

The well heeled say "MONEY ISN`T EVERYTHING!" - I am 60yrs old and I will tell you "MONEY IS EVERYTHING!!" -  having lost ALL because of ACC case mismanagement in the 1990s devastating the lives of me and my children.

Here`s some of the things you can do with money:
Purchase good healthy food
Live where you want in warm comfortable accommodation
Have good healthcare
Afford to go to Dentist
Good education for children
New warm Clothing
Reliable Transport
And most of all Self dignity

Don`t Tell Me Money isn`t Everything!!!

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