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12 Mar 2010
Loan sharks’ charging outrageous interest rates is one of the cruelest aspects of an unregulated lending sector. Loan sharks are expert at preying on vulnerable families. As the ongoing effects of the recession continue to bite and households struggle to meet every day bills, these sharks are enjoying a feeding frenzy!
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9 Mar 2010
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12 Feb 2010
CPAG has serious concerns about the lack of democracy and the possibility that regional assets will be sold under the government's proposed local government reform for Auckland. See the submission here.
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12 Feb 2010
The Salvation Army's latest report "The Road to Recovery" highlights that 12% more children are living in workless households now than just 2 years ago. Child Poverty Action Group calls on the government to recognise this growing problem and move to better support families out of work.
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29 Jan 2010
Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed the release of the Ministry of Social Development's first results of the 2008 Living Standards survey. The report goes beyond income data to measure people's wellbeing by looking at what they can and cannot afford.
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19 Jan 2010
The Electricity Industry Bill is presently working its way through parliament. Submissions are due 26 February 2010. CPAG has some concerns about the effect of this Bill on families with children.
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21 Dec 2009
New Zealand, like most other western and non western countries, has an abysmal record when it comes to achieving successful educational outcomes for children of the poor.
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13 Dec 2009
Read our latest Newsletter here:
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7 Dec 2009
Read our September Newsletter here:
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30 Nov 2009
Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act
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25 Nov 2009
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is urging the government to heed the findings of health researchers who have highlighted the dangers of worsening children's health in the recession.
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18 Nov 2009
CPAG endorse the views of New Zealand's leading pediatricians who have highlighted our shameful neglect of children
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17 Nov 2009
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the ReStart package has been a puny response to the effects of the recession. Whatever the intention of the package, it has not protected children.
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5 Nov 2009
Read CPAG's submission to the Auckland City Council's review of gambling policy. CPAG argues that, at a minimum, the Council's "sinking lid" policy on gaming machines should be retained.
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2 Nov 2009
New Zealand has worse rates of pneumonia amongst children than other OECD countries. CPAG says the government must act to prevent pneumonia now.
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29 Oct 2009
Child Poverty Action Group says that despite the positive spin in the Ministry of Social Developmentâs 2009 Social Report, all is far from rosy.
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8 Sep 2009
With an overall ranking of 29th out of 30 countries, New Zealand's lack of investment in its youngest citizens is a national embarrassment
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8 Sep 2009
Whangarei's Manaia PHO has announced it is reducing the cost of children's visits from $15 down to $5. CPAG's Innes Asher challenges other primary care providers to do the same.
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2 Sep 2009
The June Household Labour Force Survey showed unemployment has increased to 6%. Claire Dale and Donna Wynd take a closer look at the numbers.
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19 Aug 2009
The TV3 telethon to raise funds for KidsCan's work with children raises, yet again, the critical issue of child poverty and what should be done to get rid of what has been described as "the scourge of the modern times".
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