CPAG  

Child Poverty Action Group

fighting the injustice of poverty


Haere mai  Haere mai  Haere mai

Welcome to the website of CPAG, the leading organisation working toward the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through independent research and education. End child poverty in NZ by 2020: A rich life for all our children. 

"E aku rangatira, he aha te mea nui o tenei ao? Maku e kii atu, he tamariki, he tamariki, a taatou tamariki.
Leaders, where does the future lie? In our children."
-Professor Dame Anne Salmond, Knowledge Wave Conference 2003 

  

Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage our children

CPAG's cornerstone report puts together many pieces of the poverty puzzle in one place, showing the way ahead for policies that protect children from poverty.

It has been written by a range of experts from fields ranging from economics to health, housing and education, among them editors Dr Susan St John and Donna Wynd.

The report calls for the elimination of child poverty by 2020, to be achieved by a dedicated programme of cross-sectoral work toward government poverty reduction targets. The UK, with a higher rate of child poverty, has already committed to that goal and made significant progress.

For more about the report and ordering go to http://www.cpag.org.nz/resources/ . Copies can be ordered from admin@cpag.org.nz

 

CPAG legal case at the Human Rights Review Tribunal: June-July, Wellington.

Child Poverty Action Group NZ alleges the In-Work Tax Credit is discriminatory. This is because children whose parents cannot meet a work test are denied the support needed to keep them out of poverty. CPAG, represented by the Office of Human Rights Proceedings, is bringing a legal case before the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The hearing is now underway. Read a summary of the case or more about the progress of the case.

 

CPAG 8th Annual Post-Budget Breakfast

Speakers included CPAG economist Dr Steve Poletti on tax policy, and Alan Johnson on how housing and other social policy changes will affect low-income communities.

Read Dr Poletti's presentation here.

When?  Fri 23 May, 7:30am - 8:45am.

Where?  School of Population Health, Tamaki Campus University of Auckland.


CPAG publications are freely downloadable here. You can also find recently added articles from NZ and around the world in the Resources section of this site. It contains articles, material from presentations and links to relevant websites.


CPAG is registered as charitable entity CC25387 under the Charities Act 2005, as of 05 June 2008.

CPAG thanks the JR McKenzie Trust, Hostel of the Holy Name Trust, Apropos and Ideas Shop for ongoing support. CPAG does not accept funds from the proceeds of gambling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

What's New?

Invitation: CPAG Annual General Meeting

4 Jul 2008
Haere mai tatou CPAG invites you to our AGM on 28th July in Auckland 7pm, with special presentation by UK guest Dr Tess Ridge, University of Bath: "Children’s experiences of poverty and exclusion."
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New child poverty figures in the right direction but...

3 Jul 2008
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says government figures released today confirm the expected improvements in child poverty from Working for Families (WFF). Extra money in families’ pockets makes all the difference. But CPAG urges the government to look behind the figures. Children in families who do not meet the WFF work hours requirement and/or are on benefits have been left behind.
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Working for Families breaches international law - policy research

2 Jul 2008
Policy research from the University of Otago Wellington has found that in the initial development of Working for Families the Government failed to consider children’s rights, including their right to health, breaching binding international law.
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Alan Johnson: Reaping rewards of indifference

19 Jun 2008
CPAG's Alan Johnson says wholesale indifference is behind problems facing the Manurewa community.
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Legal case addresses hole in safety net for poorest children

3 Jun 2008
The case begins today in the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Wellington. It alleges the In-Work Tax Credit discriminates against 220 000 children, on the basis of work status. This discrimination leaves around 150 000 of them in severe or significant hardship by denying their families at least $60 per week in support for children.
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