Two hundred and twenty Anglican bishops, clergy and lay people from throughout New Zealand and the Pacific are at Waitangi to thrash out the direction the church will take in the next couple of years. Over the next three days, they will discuss its role in helping alleviate child poverty, and where it goes in Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Child Poverty’
Truth behind NZ’s sexy global business image
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Economist Brian Easton says New Zealand’s sexy image on the global business stage does not necessarily translate to a better life for those on low incomes, particularly women and children. Easton, who’s recently published a user’s guide to economic inequality, says inequality is difficult to measure. One indicator might show it going up while another Read more
Child poverty not taken seriously enough – Salvation Army report
Friday, February 14th, 2014
Child poverty and domestic violence are still not being taken seriously enough by ordinary New Zealanders, says The Salvation Army. On Wednesday The Salvation Army released its latest annual State of the Nation report reviewing social progress in New Zealand The report acknowledges creditable progress in some areas of social wellbeing. However, Salvation Army Social Read more
Fears of a tight Christmas
Friday, November 8th, 2013Charities are bracing themselves for an influx of more than 40,000 struggling Kiwi families who can’t afford to serve Christmas dinner or put presents under the tree this year. The Salvation Army expects a third more New Zealand families will need their help this year compared to last, as lower-income households grapple to recover from Read more
Child Poverty – Children’s Commissioner to publish own stocktake
Friday, November 1st, 2013Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills has decided to publish his own annual stocktake of child poverty after the Government spurned his call to publish official measures and targets. His first annual update will be published in December with analysis by experts at Otago University, edited by a private communications company and totally funded by a Read more
Being homeless hits children hard
Friday, September 27th, 2013Thousands of Kiwi children are homeless, with many missing out on schooling and basic medical care. A new Otago University study has used 2006 census data to provide the first measure of homelessness, finding that 34,000 people suffer “severe housing deprivation”. Researchers say the problem has “inevitably” worsened since 2006, with a deepening housing shortage Read more
Dr Lance O’Sullivan receives another award
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
Dr Lance O’Sullivan, a former pupil of Hato Petera College, was honoured with a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award at the Auckland Town Hall last week. Earlier this year he was awarded Supreme Maori of the Year by current affairs show Marae Investigates. Sir Peter Blake Trust chief executive Shelley Campbell praises O’Sullivan’s dedication to eradicating child poverty. Read more
Little in the Budget that shows real commitment to change
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Budget shows a slow and steady economic recovery, but that should not be the extent of our ambition. We need more urgent attention given to poverty and recovery of social wellbeing, says the Auckland Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace. While the Government is moving towards implementation of some recommendations of the advisory group Read more
Stronger commitment to measuring well-being of children – Catholic Bishops
Friday, April 12th, 2013
New Zealand needs a greater commitment to measuring the children’s well-being say New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops. Responding to the release of the UNICEF Innocenti report into Child well-being in rich countries, Archbishop John Dew, speaking on behalf of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, said it was a matter of concern that New Zealand does Read more
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NZ gets a poor social progress report card from the Salvation Army
Friday, February 15th, 2013
The Salvation Army’s 2013 State of the Nation Report identifies a mixture of success and failure in New Zealand’s social progress over the past twelve months. Through reference to social and economic data the Report identifies significant positive progress in areas of pre-school education and crime and punishment. It also demonstrates how little has been Read more