Posts Tagged ‘Children’s Commissioner’

Child Poverty – Children’s Commissioner to publish own stocktake

Friday, November 1st, 2013

Children’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

Auckland City Missioner calls for shake-up of govt agencies

Friday, December 14th, 2012

The Auckland City Missioner says a report on child poverty is timely, and if the recommendations in it were adopted it would have a significant impact. However, she says what is ultimately needed is a change in the way government agencies work. The report, commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner and released by an expert advisory group, Read more