Child Poverty
Children's Commissioner wants indexing of some benefits
The single best thing to combat child poverty is to index child benefits to wages and prices, the Children's Commissioner says.
Thousands of children living in severe poverty, reveals report
Child poverty has dropped slightly, with the previous government's benefit increases receiving some of the credit, but 80,000 children are still living in severe poverty. Audio
NZ must 'keep up' on fixing child poverty - Commissioner
The latest Child Poverty Monitor shows the number of children living in hardship in New Zealand dropped by 5,000 in the past year. That's being welcomed by Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft… Video, Audio
Child poverty fix not quick but doable
The Children's Commissioner and community groups say they're excited to see how the new government plans to reduce child poverty - but question how quickly it can be done. During the election campaign… Audio
PM Ardern outlines key goals of new Ministerial portfolios
Reducing child poverty is chief among the new Labour Government's goals, as is addressing housing, which has been brought back into one portfolio after National split it into three. Video, Audio
The reality of child poverty at NZ's biggest primary school
John Campbell visited Finlayson Park Primary School in Manurewa and spoke to long-serving principal Shirley Maihi about the problems she sees day-to-day. Audio
'Awful' suicide rate hits NZ's child welfare rating
A recent OECD report praises New Zealanders' living standards, but a new report from UNICEF says the country is failing its children and teenagers.
Human Rights Tribunal rules Fairfax cartoons 'not unlawful'
The cartoons, about school breakfasts, were unlikely to "cause hostility against or bring into contempt" Māori and Pacific peoples, the tribunal found.
Ministry for Vulnerable Children not a rebranding exercise, minister says
The Children's Minister says Oranga Tamariki, the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children, is not a rebranding exercise. Video
Master listeners
In a democratic society striving to give everyone a voice, have we lost the ability to listen? Audio
Master listeners
In a democratic society striving to give everyone a voice, have we lost the ability to listen?
AudioCalls for leaders' summit to tackle inequality
Outspoken - NZ's economy is one of the best-performing among developed countries but there are nagging problems under the headlines. Audio
Child poverty in NZ has shaken the Children's Commissioner
Child poverty statitics have 'shaken' the Children's commissioner. Brian Easton has researched this extensively and written many papers. He's also an honorary fellow at Massey university's Centre for… Audio
Funding for vulnerable school kids won't scratch surface - principal
Extra funding being introduced to help vulnerable children in schools will not even scratch the surface of their needs, a Northland principal says.
Poor parenting a by-product of poverty - Northland counsellor
A counsellor who has worked with troubled Northland families for more than 40 years says poor parenting is a natural by-product of inter-generational poverty.
Poverty and bad parenting
Is child poverty a poverty of money or a poverty of care? Audio
Poverty campaigners appalled by Police Minister's comments
Judith Collins blames problems stemming from child poverty on bad parenting. Poverty campaigners say her comments show a lack of understanding. Audio
Collins' comments typical of govt's response, professor says
University of Auckland associate professor of social work, Mike O'Brien, says Judith Collins' comments are typical of this government's response to poverty. Audio
Labour appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty
Labour's Jacinda Ardern is appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty. She joins Checkpoint in the studio. Video, Audio
Principal responds to Judith Collins' comments on child poverty
Police Minister Judith Collins says money is available in New Zealand, it's bad parenting that's the problem. Finlayson Park School principal Shirley Maihi responds. Audio
