End child poverty: Take the Step

New Zealand should be the best place in the world to grow up. But for 285,000 Kiwi children currently in poverty, that’s just not the case.

Persistent poverty damages a child for the rest of their life. And it damages our country. We’re spending over $6 billion a year on preventable crime, illness and lost educational opportunities – the direct cost of keeping kids in poverty.

Many of our poorest children are excluded from getting the same support the state gives other kids who need it, because their parents don’t work enough.

These kids need champions to make sure Parliament understands that ordinary New Zealanders want the best for all our kids, regardless of who their parents are.

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Photo Galleries

Our Campaign Launch at Miramar South School, September 2012

“Stop Child Poverty” Rally at Parliament Grounds, featuring Anika Moa, Celia Wade-Brown and Metiria Turei, October 2012