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A child of New Zealand : This piece was inspired by this documentary on child poverty in New Zealand . Like many people, I was left feeling sick and very lucky. Though money is tight, we have enough to feed and house our family, and for that I am grateful. ...

Allan Freeth: The sad business of child poverty : There have, of course, been a number of business leaders who have shown admirable interest and actions in issues outside business. But, in the face of harsh truths of living in New Zealand as a child of poverty , I'm asking this question - as business ...

Child health and child poverty in New Zealand – a medical student's ... : Child health and child poverty in New Zealand – a medical student's experience. Sarah Merry MBChBV June 2011. I spent the first decade of my life in South ...

Radio New Zealand News World NZ 20th in child poverty survey : NZ 20th in child poverty survey. - A United Nations report ranks New Zealand as having the 20th worst level of child poverty out of 35 ...

Charles Waldegrave and Bob Stephens: Counting the true costs of poverty trap : The second is that we have a very good example of a policy that succeeded in reducing child poverty from around a third of New Zealand children to a little over a fifth. That policy was Working for Families and it offers an important direction for ...

Key facts about New Zealand children : New Zealand sits at the bottom of the OECD for its rankings on child wellbeing and our investment in children is also among the lowest. The first 1000 days/ 3 years of a child's life are when the most important physical, mental and social development ...

Child poverty in New Zealand at forefront of Public Health ... A public health advocate says it is time to actually wake up to the child poverty that exists in New Zealand .

Child Poverty in New Zealand – It is not just a problem for the poor ... : In a country that is seen as plentiful, it seems unimaginable that one in four New Zealand Children live in poverty and go without the basics many of us take for ...

Child poverty in New Zealand at forefront of Public Health Conference A public health advocate says it is time to actually wake up to the child poverty that exists in New Zealand . It comes as the Public Health Association is about to hold its conference, which will be focused on children and giving them equity from the ...

Slings and arrows of a single regulator : That has been reinforced by news of New Zealand on Air's concern that TV3 broadcast a programme about "child poverty " just days before November's general election. The agency, which had funded Inside Child Poverty : A Special Report, was unhappy but ...

20% of children in poverty cannot be NZ's 'new normal' : CPAG Director, Mike O'Brien says the report clearly shows the costs and consequences of child poverty . “ New Zealand must make it a priority to reduce the deep and persistent poverty of many families. All New Zealand children deserve the opportunity to ...

Government deserves D for child poverty : The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Salvation Army's State of the Nation report. The report paints a picture of a lack of leadership on crucial social issues that have a significant impact on New Zealand children. A 'she'll be right ...

Child poverty 'a stain on NZ's human rights record' : Amnesty's New Zealand executive director Grant Bayldon said the 270,000 children living in poverty , according to a 2012 Ministry of Social Development report, was "a stain on New Zealand's human rights record". "Human rights are not just about freedom ... Other geolocations

The cost of parenthood : Auckland University economist and Child Poverty Action group member Susan St John says New Zealand has repeatedly put the needs of the workforce ahead of children, even though medical evidence shows the first three years of a child's life is crucial in ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Poverty poses danger to future of our society : The wealth gap's most recent expression is child poverty . It is a shocker. There are a quarter of a million New Zealand children who live in poverty , according to a report for the Office of the Children's Commissioner. They are destined to experience ...

New Zealand child-welfare program hailed - In a traditional Maori greeting, David Newman presses his forehead and nose up against that of Rima Witanga a visiting Social Worker and Maori elder, one of four visiting Maori here in Manitoba working for reconciliation of Aboriginal Families in New Zealand and world wide. See Alex Paul's story.

Amnesty International report slams New Zealand : New Zealand's approach to asylum seekers and child poverty is being slammed in a new Amnesty International report. The organisation has just released its annual report entitled The State of the World's Human Rights. Executive director Grant Bayldon ...

Editorial: Child poverty shameful : Their comments came following a damning Unicef report in which New Zealand ranked 20 of 35 nations for child poverty . In New Zealand , 11.7 per cent of children live in poverty . Tauranga Foodbank issues between 100 to 150 food parcels to struggling ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

New Zealand Child Abuse Cases Down by 12 Percent  - Cases of child abuse in New Zealand have shown a marked decline. ... This is in the light of the Glenn Inquiry's People's Blueprint, which observed ...

Child sex abuse, overweight children drag down New Zealand's health ranking -  New Zealand's child sex abuse rates are among the world's worst, ... treated sexual abuse as a problem affecting only a small number of people , she ...