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The white paper and New Zealand children

30 Jul 1997
CPAG's concerns about the impact of the proposed compulsory savings scheme on low income families.
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The state of our children's health

30 Jun 1997
A review of negative child health outcomes which result from poverty in New Zealand today. Conditions associated with socio-economic disadvantage include higher age specific death rates, higher rates of low birth weight, lower likelihood of ante-natal care, increased likelihood of maternal smoking in pregnancy, higher incidence of spontaneous abortion, higher incidence of still birth, higher incidence of congenital defects and lower likelihood of breast feeding,
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Policies for housing low income families

30 Apr 1997
Many families with children face serious housing problems. These problems relate to the 1993 decision to deliver all housing assistance through a single cash-based Accommodation Supplement.
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The Coalition agreement and New Zealand children

28 Feb 1997
On 11th December the New Zealand First Political Party and the New Zealand National Party agreed to the formation of a coalition government. Among the matters which were negotiated as part of the agreement were several that impinge on the well-being of children. However many of the policy initiatives are vaguely expressed and all funding proposals are subject to `being considered' within the agreed spending limits.
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