Does the tail wag the dog?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
The long overdue review of Working for Families has been signalled as part of the Government welfare overhaul work programme.
The...
CPAG releases kōrero with matua Fred Andrews on kaupapa for welfare reform
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
14 September 2020
For te wiki o te reo Māori 2020, Child Poverty Action Group is excited to be releasing...
Our poorest families need protection now – welfare advocates
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
24 August 2021
Advocates and researchers warn the effects of this lockdown could be worse than the first for many...
Anti-poverty groups query Budget benefit delay, Call for full increases on 1 July
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
26 May 2021
A group of anti-poverty campaigners has called on the Government to implement its Budget benefit plans on...
NZ’s rising climate emissions and Jacinda Ardern’s big chance to cut them
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
When it signed onto the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand pledged to increase its net greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by...
The purpose and principles of the social security act: Getting it right
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
It helps when you are going somewhere to know where you are going and why. Hence it is important...
Government leaves disadvantaged children to face “most severe” COVID-19 effects
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
15 December 2020
Children and their families are likely to face “significant and wide-ranging” negative effects from COVID-19, according to...
Progress on welfare reform “unjustifiably slow”
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
30 November 2020
Child advocates are dismayed by the lack of progress in welfare reform since government-appointed experts recommended a...
Stuff
Source: Unite Union New Zealand
DAVID WHITE A KFC general manager is the subject of multiple complaints about sexual harassment, falsifying records and visa breaches,...
New Zealand facing credibility test on climate crisis and Pacific ‘reset’: Oxfam
Source: Oxfam New Zealand
New Zealand is facing a critical test of its credibility on tackling the climate crisis and its ability to remain a...
Government housing package “ignores elephant in the room”
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
25 March 2021
The Government’s housing package announced this week doesn’t do enough for families in grave housing stress, nor...
CPAG welcomes HRC’s housing inquiry report: Calls on Govt to move beyond accountability to...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
15 December 2021
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes today’s housing inquiry report by the Human Rights Commission but says...
