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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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Child Poverty and Social Injustice seminar in Wellington
Friday, 16 September 2016, 10:56 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Despite a common urge to cling to the ideology of New Zealand as an egalitarian society, we are not all treated equally in this land of abundance and flourishing economy. Our modern systems exist upon a vision that being ‘in paid work’ is the only ... More >>
Sanctions must removed from Social Security Legislation
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 9:32 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is supporting a campaign and online petition by Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) to Stop the Sanctions imposed on beneficiary parents - sanctions that harm many children. More >>
CPAG: Report shows no improvement for our worst-off children
Friday, 9 September 2016, 12:11 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that the results of the Household Incomes in New Zealand survey show no real signs of improvement in the quality of life for most New Zealand children living below the poverty line. More >>
CPAG says, "We can do much better for our children"
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 12:39 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) will this Friday, 2 September, table a discussion of the biggest issue facing low-income families in New Zealand today - the Government's "social investment approach" to welfare reform. CPAG’s concern is that ... More >>
Park Up For Homes final protest in Palmy
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 12:03 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The #ParkUpForHomes movement has seen over 2000 people rally together in locations across New Zealand, standing for the rights of all Kiwis to have a safe, warm home to live in. This Friday, Park Up For Homes will hold its final protest event in Palmerston ... More >>
Park up for homes: Parnell signifies time for a change
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 3:58 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The #ParkUpForHomes protests will be drawing to a close over the next fortnight, with a final Auckland event happening this Thursday August 25, in the central suburb of Parnell. More >>
CPAG Welfare Summit 2016: Investing in our Children
Monday, 22 August 2016, 1:34 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) will hold its Social Security Summit Investing in Children on Friday, September 2 at the University of Auckland. Building on the inaugural event last year, the Summit will focus on the Government’s proclaimed ... More >>
Experimental teacher education yet another Band-Aid
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:41 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that the Teach First NZ (TFNZ) scheme is poorly conceived and targeted if the aim is to reduce educational inequalities among the most disadvantaged children in New Zealand. More >>
CPAG says Working for Families must be fixed
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:22 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group's (CPAG) recommendations for a more robust and inclusive Working for Families package will go a long way towards alleviating hardship among New Zealand's most needy families - if they are implemented. More >>
Student hardship "the real issue"
Thursday, 4 August 2016, 2:45 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The successful launch of Child Poverty Action Group’s (CPAG) latest report, Laybying our Future: The state of student hardship in New Zealand saw the venue at the Auckland Business school filled to capacity. The event featured an excellent panel discussion ... More >>
CPAG launches new report on student poverty
Monday, 1 August 2016, 3:44 pm | CPAG
The case of student hardship in New Zealand has long fallen under the political and media radars, and has been swallowed up in the discourse on student loan debt. More >>
CYPF Amendment Bill must provide better for children
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 11:37 am | Child Poverty Action Group
More must be done to improve services for children in order to fulfil Government’s stated commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC), and to ensure a safety net that provides for New Zealand’s most vulnerable children, ... More >>
Parkupforhomes Hamilton: correction statement
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 4:23 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Further to the press release from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) on 18 July 2016, the following is an amendment to details about Fairfield Enderley Resilience Network (FERN) which were stated in error: More >>
Poverty affects children at all stages of life, says CPAG
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 2:16 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Findings of a new study released by the University of Auckland this week show that almost one in five secondary school students and nearly half of all Pacific school students in New Zealand are living in poverty. More >>
Park Up For Homes in Hamilton and Napier on July 23
Monday, 18 July 2016, 12:59 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
In the height of winter, as wind lashes and rain pours, the #ParkUpForHomes movement is going to extra lengths to show that it is not tolerable for whānau to be braving this kind of weather without adequate housing to keep them safe and warm. More >>
#Parkupforhomes heads west this Friday
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 2:40 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
After attending the recent Auckland #Parkup events, a group of supporters have decided to bring the protest west, to raise awareness for those who are regularly sleeping rough in New Zealand. More >>
Key’s $1 billion is not a game breaker, says CPAG
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 10:32 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The $1 billion promised by the Prime Minister to pay for local council housing infrastructure seems to show significant recognition of the growing housing crisis and the need for a better and more urgent response. More >>
Government spends over $100K pursuing beneficiary
Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:05 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Kathryn’s Story records the life of a mother, grieving the death of her son at the hands of an ex-partner, who is still being hounded for debt repayment by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). More >>
Boxing legend David Tua heads #Parkup Onehunga
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 3:49 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Hundreds braved wind and rain over the weekend to #ParkUp in Wellington and Otara in a show solidarity with those sleeping in their cars. More >>
#ParkUp Otara says carpark homelessness is not okay
Monday, 20 June 2016, 3:48 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
What started as a bright idea amongst a group of Mangere flatmates has spread like wildfire across the nation, and now #ParkUp Otara will be happening this Saturday June 25. A team comprised of Manukau Institute of Technology students will be joined ... More >>
