As he was addressing a group of MPs and their staff who had come together to discuss child poverty Parliament last week, Victoria University public policy Professor Jonathan Boston realised he was the only man in the room. Boston, who is co-chairman of the Children’s Commissioner’s advisory group on solutions to child poverty has discovered a significant Read more
Child poverty in New Zealand is unacceptably and unnecessarily high and it can be reduced, and it ought to be according to Professor Jonathan Boston. “Doing so would constitute a great investment in all our futures. But it will require public support, sensible policies, sustained effort and political will.” Boston says there are three myths about Child Poverty in Read more