24 November 2009
Child Poverty Action Group writes Media Releases to draw attention to issues affecting children. Media releases from 2009 are listed below.
Experts warn on children’s health
Don’t make children the victims of the recession
World Pneumonia Day 2 November 2009
Social Report shows child poverty on the rise
OECD report a shocker, says Child Poverty Action Group
Whangarei leads the way prioritising better healthcare for young children
Are solo parents better off than they were in 1993?
Latest report shows 1 in 6 children living below poverty lines
CPAG welcomes the first Vulnerability Report
Minister of Health urged to keep Fruit in schools programme
Children’s needs must come first, say advocates.
Reinstate healthy food in Schools
Children’s advocates welcome Families Commission report
Urgent action needed on child poverty in budget says group
Our Objectives
A child's potential is a terrible 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
Myths and Facts: Sole Parents and the DPB
This report challenges common myths about beneficiaries, particularly sole parents on the DPB. These myths circulate every day in political speeches, newspapers and on talk-back radio. They mold public attitudes but do not give an accurate picture at all.
Published March 2013
Post-Budget Breakfasts
Friday 17 May - 7.15am-8.45am
Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.
Each year CPAG provides child-focused analyses and commentary of the year's budget and how it affects children and young people, especially our most vulnerable.
Please join us for breakfast, excellent speakers and a Q&A session.
Tickets: Waged $20, Unwaged $10
Our guiding principle, is the right of every child in New Zealand to security, food, shelter, education and healthcare. Child Poverty Action Group