Media 2016

Opinion Pieces

The latest - Tax credit system leaves many disadvantaged  (2016)

Susan St John - Associate Professor of economics & CPAG economics spokesperson

• Times of low inflation requires better response for families (2016) 
• Child poverty measures short-change families (2015)

Michael Timmins - Human & Child Rights Lawyer & CPAG children rights spokesperson

• Why do we fail our children? (2016) 
• Children at the heart of better policy (2015)

Emily Keddell - Otago University expert on social work and children & families social issues.

• Tax credit system leaves many disadvantaged  (2016)
• Miranda's got the right word for it (2014)
• When carrots are actually sticks (2013)
• Vital to ease child poverty; tax credit seems best way (2012)

 

Blogs

10 March: Supporting "hard-working" families?  Dr Emily Keddell, CPAG Dunedin co-ordinator, lecturer in Social Work, University of Otago

29 June: Australia could teach us a lesson in family tax credits - Associate Professor Susan St John, CPAG Economics and welfare spokesperson.

20 June: What's up with housing? But also, what's up with incomes? - Jeni Cartwright, CPAG.

12 May: Playing the blame game does nothing to fix child poverty - Lizzie Marvelly, NZ musician and writer for villainesse.com

2 May: Antiquated welfare system needs a reality check - Max Rashbrooke, Author & Journalist

26 April: A few ladders and lots of snakes - Anne Else, Author

19 April: Working for Families does not work for families. Ironic really - Jess Berentson-Shaw, Morgan Foundation

12 April: Child welfare needs to be at the heart of our Government - Deborah Morris-Travers, UNICEF NZ

4 April: Summer holiday fun? Not for Dale's family - Janet McAllister, Metro Magazine

From the Cradle -  Eliza Prestidge Oldfield