Our Supporters
CPAG is able to do its work because of the assistance and generosity of the following trusts and businesses. We are extremely grateful for their ongoing kindness and assistance.
JR McKenzie Trust; Tindall Foundation;
Auckland City Mission; Anonymous Trust;
Clyde Graham Trust;John Mitchell McLachlan Charitable Trust, Sovereign Sunshine.
NZ Post. For providing free postage through Community Post.
Terry Levenberg, Emma Rogan and Apropos for the design and development of this website; communications and publishing assistance.
Cactuslab for building the website.
Nick Shewring and the BizDojo for Social Media development and printing.
MoneyWorks for our accounting system
We are particularly grateful to our loyal members whose donations and support are so important to our work in building awareness of, and striving to eliminate child poverty in our country.
'Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai'.
By many, by thousands, the work will be accomplished.
Our Objectives
A child's potential is a terrrible thing to waste.
Child Poverty Action Group is an independent charity working to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand. CPAG works on behalf of the 230,000 New Zealand children whose well-being and future is compromised by their meagre standard of living.
The Latest
Released Jan 2012
CPAG is pleased to release its critique of the Welfare Working Group's Final Report and Recommendations pertaining to the wellbeing of children.
2012 Appeal
The High Court agrees that the In Work Tax Credit discriminates against some of our poorest children.
Yet discrimination continues.
We need your help to stop Government discrimination and take our case to the Court of Appeal.
Our guiding principle, is the right of every child in New Zealand to security, food, shelter, education and healthcare. Child Poverty Action Group