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Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is an independent, registered charity founded in 1994 who work to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand through research, education and advocacy.
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) strives to achieve the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand. We work to provide evidence-based research about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families, and to inform the public, policy makers, media and politicians of the changes to policy needed to reduce child poverty.
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CPAG welcomes attention to Working for Families at last
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 12:19 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is pleased that both National and Labour now acknowledge that Working for Families (WFF) needs a substantial overhaul if it is to deliver much-needed income to struggling families and to reduce child poverty. More >>
Children's housing needs too urgent to stall
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 3:02 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Children's housing needs too urgent to stall -- Our most vulnerable children are being failed by poor policies on housing and the evidence that a much more elaborate response is needed is stacking up, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). The findings ... More >>
Superu report: Incomes and housing crucial to community
Friday, 30 June 2017, 9:49 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The findings of the latest Superu Families and Whānau status report, provide clear evidence that addressing one issue at a time will not significantly improve the situation for many children who are living with the effects of income poverty, says Child Poverty ... More >>
Policy Priorities for Supporting Family Incomes
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 9:29 am | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group) says the upcoming election provides an opportunity for all political parties to put the wellbeing of all New Zealand’s children at the centre of their policies. More >>
CPAG asks, what’s changed since Park Up For Homes?
Friday, 16 June 2017, 2:10 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
June 16 marks the anniversary of the inaugural event for the Park Up For Homes movement which took place at the Mangere town centre, Auckland. A year on, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) asks, what does the housing situation look like now? More >>
Poor Report Card result shows NZ is failing its children
Thursday, 15 June 2017, 12:36 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that New Zealand’s failure to improve the situation for many children is evidenced in the latest Innocenti Report Card 14 Building the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries by UNICEF, ... More >>
Social Investment priorities where all children can flourish
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 12:20 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group) says that with a government election impending, it is crucial to bring in policies that have the wellbeing of all New Zealand’s children at the centre. More >>
Sanitary hygiene products too expensive," says CPAG
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 2:16 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) supports the call by Dr Sarah Donovan, from the University of Otago’s, Department of Public Health, to improve access to sanitary hygiene items by removing the cost barrier , because it signifies a much wider problem ... More >>
Consumer organisations help Commission catch crooks
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 3:55 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Nga Tangata Microfinance (NTM) welcomes the collaboration between the Commerce Commission and consumer organisations, including budgeting services, which is triggering investigations and prosecutions of third tier lenders. More >>
Budget 2017: A trickle not a tide
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 8:10 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Budget 2017: A trickle not a tide Source: Child Poverty Action Group -- The Budget announced today shows some slight change in the weather for families in poverty, but it is not the sea change that is required for many, says Child Poverty Action ... More >>
Families must feature in Budget 2017
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 9:25 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Families must feature in Budget 2017 Source: Child Poverty Action Group -- In 2017 far too many families have neither a warm safe home nor sufficient money after rent for necessities to enable their children to thrive. CPAG expects changes to Working ... More >>
Child Poverty Action Group annual Post Budget events
Monday, 22 May 2017, 2:33 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Find out what the impact of Budget 2017 will be for families and children, in Child Poverty Action Group’s 2017 Post Budget presentations. More >>
Report: Childhood poverty linked to mental health problems
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 9:30 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) have long been concerned with the impact of poverty on children’s health. The combined effects of inadequate family incomes, high living costs and poor housing conditions ... More >>
Health priorities for a NZ where children can flourish
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 9:22 am | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group) says that with a government election impending, it is crucial to bring in policies that have the wellbeing of all New Zealand’s children. More >>
CPAG stands behind figures showing $2.8 billion cuts
Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:30 pm | CPAG
CPAG stands behind figures showing $2.8 billion cuts to Working for Families Source: Child Poverty Action Group -- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is standing behind figures it has published which show the Government has cut over $2.8 billion out ... More >>
New report: Child poverty and mental health
Friday, 12 May 2017, 2:07 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the New Zealand Psychological Society warmly invite you to attend the report launch of Child poverty and mental health: A literature review at the Auckland City Mission on Thursday 18 May, 2017 at 10:30am. More >>
Will Joyce’s Working for Families changes be enough?
Friday, 5 May 2017, 4:46 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Budget 2017 must significantly step up the level of income support for low-income families to prevent an escalation in child poverty and reverse damage done by past policy, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) . More >>
More houses should be the primary target
Friday, 5 May 2017, 1:04 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
While the Government’s new Better Public Services (BPS) health targets are laudable, the housing target has fallen far from the mark of making a real commitment to improving the lives of New Zealand’s high-need families and children, says Child Poverty ... More >>
New health targets for children welcomed
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 4:42 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commends the Government’s new Better Public Services (BPS) health targets which it says has improving child well-being at the heart. More >>
Hospitalisations linked to poverty must be reduced
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 1:52 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that high rates of childhood bronchiectasis evidenced in the latest report from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation , should provide the motivation for Government to prioritise spending with children’s health ... More >>
