Child Poverty
When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting. Audio
When it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting.
AudioStats show "an unprecedented depth of poverty" : Economist
A leading economist says latest statistics paint a picture of entrenched poverty, affecting hundreds of thousands of children. Audio
Govt lacking interest in child poverty statistics - advocates
Advocates are sounding the alarm over the government's approach to ending poverty saying it is lacking any real interest in the problem. Child poverty statistics released today found tens of thousands… Audio
Child poverty rates stall, with 100,000 children in hardship
Child poverty rates have stalled, with a hundred-thousand children still living in poverty.
Earlier today, Statistics NZ released its data for the year ending June 2022, and the numbers showed no… Audio
Child poverty overall on decline, report shows
The latest Child Poverty Report shows overall, child poverty is on the decline, in spite of Covid. But those on the frontline say there's much more to do to plug the gaps - and this year's report… Audio
Being in debt to the government
More than half a million low income New Zealanders collectively owe the government $3.5 billion. Why do they owe so much? What's it for? And can they pay it back? Audio
Being in debt to the government
More than half a million low income New Zealanders collectively owe the government $3.5 billion. Why do they owe so much? What's it for? And can they pay it back?
AudioAdvocates call for homelessness measure for child poverty
Homelessness should be a measure of child poverty, according to advocates.
The latest data from Stats NZ shows all nine child poverty measures in New Zealand have trended downwards over the three… Audio
Whānau Āwhina Plunket on the latest child poverty figures
Māori, Pacific and disabled children are two to three times more likely to go hungry than Pākehā children, but advocates say that doesn't have to be the case.
The latest Child Poverty Monitor figures… Audio
'Māori, Pacific and disabled children are bearing a much greater burden from poverty'
Māori, Pacific and disabled children are bearing a much greater burden from hardship, according to the latest Child Poverty Monitor report.
Child Poverty Action responds to new reports
The Child Poverty Action Group says the latest data on child poverty makes grim reading. Two new reports on child poverty and wellbeing show one in five children are living in households where food… Audio
Two new child poverty reports paint a gloomy picture
Two new reports on child poverty and wellbeing paint a gloomy picture for tamariki and whanau doing it tough. Among the statistics, one in five children are living in households where food runs out… Audio
Protection against Covid-19 ranks as NZ's biggest issue
Fifty percent of New Zealanders surveyed in Research New Zealand's latest poll have ranked protecting Kiwis against Covid-19 as NZ's most pressing issue, followed by the availability of affordable… Audio
Child Poverty Action Group not happy with latest figures
'Shocking and disappointing', Those are the words the Child Poverty Action Group are using to describe the state of child poverty in New Zealand following a new report from Statistics New Zealand.
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Covid-19 likely to have undone child poverty improvements - officials
Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.
Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio
Latest child poverty statistics show little change
Otago University Associate Professor Emily Keddell talks to Jesse about the latest numbers on child poverty. Audio
Little change in child poverty statistics
The latest figures from Stats NZ shows all nine child poverty measures showed downward trends compared to two years ago, but year-on-year changes are less clear.
The latest figures from Stats NZ… Audio
Prime Minister told child poverty is expected to rise
The number of children living in poverty is expected to rise sharply, because of the impact of Covid-19.
The just-released briefing to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction says the economic… Audio
Are we tolerating child poverty as an economic choice?
We hear a lot about child poverty and lack of action on it - how bad is the situation really? Audio
