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Six-monthly
Update
April 2018 - September 2018
Quarterly Update
October 2017
iContents
Co-Convenor’s message 2
Policy Watch 3
Policy development and research 3
Background papers 4
Submissions4
Campaigns and Partnerships 5
Events and workshops 5
Te Ao Māori at CPAG 6
Media highlights 6
Press releases 9
Blogs9
Articles (Non-CPAG) 10
Guest presentations April 2018 – Sept 201810
Media summary 11
Report downloads 12
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
iiCo-Convenors message
Janfrie Wakim
Just over a year ago a new Government promised change. Indeed there has been a marked change in policy intention
and direction. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided the leadership appointing herself Minister for Child Poverty
Reduction and legislation toward that commitment supported across the House.
CPAG has welcomed the new emphasis of placing children’s well-being at the heart of what Government does and the
setting of goals for child poverty reduction. For many, these signals are encouraging after years of neglect and this update
chronicles in some detail many of the initiatives taken in 2018.
It summarises CPAG’s responses to them and also our concerns about policies already implemented that have offered little
material relief for the most disadvantaged families with children in Aotearoa.
Submitting on the Child Poverty Reduction Bill and changes to the Vulnerable Children Act 2014, CPAG registered concerns
about the ways in which poverty is measured, the relevance of data and the timeliness of reporting.
Budget 2018 saw long overdue commitment to building state houses, extension of free GP visits to under 14’s and a (poorly)
targeted Winter Energy Payment. The Families package had been announced already but was not implemented until 1 July.
CPAG Budget Breakfasts and other presentations highlighted our concern that a growing immediate need was inadequately
recognised.
The setting up of a new Child Poverty Unit was included but their work will be hampered due to unsatisfactory data
gathering for Household Incomes Report that has seen the Ministry of Social Development refuse to publish the last two
years of child poverty data. The sample size for Māori and Pasifika households as well as sole parent beneficiaries was too
small to allow for accurate reporting. It is a major gap, given the high proportion of Māori and Pasifika families with children
in poverty and the high rates of poverty among beneficiary households and knowing 30% of disabled children live in sole
parent households. Money needs to be channelled urgently to the families currently falling below the very low 40% poverty
line as a CPAG technical report highlighted.
Mid-year a High Court decision ruling that loans are not income for social security purposes was a breakthrough and CPAG
called for immediate removal of all debts, cases and prosecutions against beneficiaries where loans have been counted as
income.
CPAG’s well-attended Summit, held for the first time in Wellington focused on reforming the welfare system so it is fit for
families in the 21st century. Policy changes over the past three decades have seen benefits subjected to outright cuts, and
tax credits reduce in real value.
The findings of the Independent Taskforce to Review Tomorrow’s Schools, Tax Working Group and Welfare Expert Advisory
Group reporting early in 2019 are awaited with apprehension. That wealth accumulation and inequality will not be addressed
adequately has profound implications for children in the poorest families and for the health of our nation. CPAG’s
submission to the TWG highlighted the need to address the growing wealth divide more directly that the proposed Capital
Gains Tax.
These immensely productive six months have put enormous pressure on staff and volunteers. But the momentum for
transformative changes is building, expectations are high and the actions taken must be brave to reverse the unrelenting
demand for emergency housing, the extraordinary rise hardship grants and foodbank use and other indices of social
distress. Government can be emboldened by public encouragement for change and that is one of CPAG’s important roles.
CPAG is hugely grateful to the generous the donors who provide essential financial support for our mahi, particularly now
that JR McKenzie Trust, which has supported CPAG for many years, is completing its term of funding us. Regular donations,
however modest, are deeply appreciated at this critical time.
Thanks to everyone joining with CPAG in striving to make Aotearoa a better place for all our children.
Mauri ora!
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
2Policy watch having a specific child poverty section within the final Child
Wellbeing strategy, and the development of a detailed
Child Poverty Reduction Action Plan, which sits below the
Welfare and incomes overarching Child Wellbeing Strategy. The Treasury called
Increases to the Accommodation Supplement (April for submissions on its proposal for a Living Standards
2018) Dashboard.
On 1 April 2018, eligible families received some relief from
rising housing costs from increases to the Accommodation
Housing
Supplement (AS), but CPAG said that this simply reflected Consultation on Reform of the Residential Tenancies
the rapid rise in cost of their housing. Budgeting and Act (August 2018)
advocacy services reported that many families had offsets
On August 28 the Government announced its intentions
to their AS in deductions from their Temporary Additional
to reform the Residential Tenancies Act, and called on
Support Payments (TAS). CPAG expressed concern that
the public for feedback on proposals aimed at making life
families in poverty would get no other extra income from
better for renters. “Our tenancy laws are antiquated and
the Families Package until July 2018.
don’t reflect the fact that renting is now a long-term reality
Appointment of Welfare Expert Advisory Group (May for many of our families. A third of all New Zealanders
2018) now rent,” Housing and Urban Development Minister
Phil Twyford said. The consultation discussion document
The Government announced its appointment of eleven
included a focus on security of tenure, and adequate notice
independent and experienced individuals to an Expert Group
for termination of tenancies, as well as limiting the number
to advise on much-needed improvements to the Welfare
of rent increases to once per year.
System. CPAG was very pleased that our Management
Committee member, Professor Innes Asher, a paediatrician
and CPAG's health spokesperson, was appointed to the Policy development and research
group. It is due to report in February 2019.
Too soon for the tooth fairy: The implications of child
Working for Families increases (July 2018) poverty for oral health (May 2018)
CPAG welcomed long overdue increases to Working for CPAG produced a report entitled Too soon for the tooth
Families (WFF) which came into effect on 1 July, but noted fairy: The implications of child poverty for oral health,
that after six years of no adjustment for average wage co-authored by oral health researcher Prathibha Sural
and cost increases, the changes were little more than an and public health specialist Dr Rob Beaglehole. Poverty
overdue catch-up. is a key factor contributing to preventable childhood
health problems and diseases, and as such it contributes
Working families on low incomes have been particularly
to poor oral health amongst children, which can lead to
hard hit by past cuts to the income threshold from which
negative impacts that are lifelong, including other illness.
families' payments start to reduce. Labour's Families
This cycle of poor health is entirely preventable, and the
package raises the threshold to $42,700 from $36,350,
prevalence of dental caries amongst children is declining
so more families will be eligible for the full amount. Just
in most developed countries. However, in New Zealand, the
the increase in the threshold means a family on $42,700
prevalence remains stubbornly high. The report summarises
will get $37 per week more than they would have under
current knowledge about the size of the problem among
National's proposed reduction of the threshold to $35,000.
children in Aotearoa, its causes and potential solutions. It
CPAG expressed concern that families whose incomes were
was prepared with the aim of stimulating action on this
primarily from welfare benefits would not be helped at all
major, preventable public health issue.
adequately by the increases.
Children's wellbeing
Government consultations on Child Wellbeing, Living
Standards and Social Investment (June 2018)
As part of developing a Child Wellbeing Strategy, the
Government began meeting with groups who work with
and support the improvement of the lives of children
and their families. A cabinet paper was released in May
which noted that poverty was deeply connected to child
wellbeing. Legislative and political commitments to
reducing child poverty currently for consideration include
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April 2018 - September 2018
3Background papers Submissions
Will children get the help they need? An analysis To the Tax Working Group "Taking a child-
of effectiveness of policies for children in the focused lens to tax" (April 2018)
worst poverty in 2018 (May 2018) In a submission to the Tax Working Group on the “Future
CPAG welcomed the new Government's intention to place of Tax”, CPAG said a child-centred re-envisioning of tax
child well-being at the heart of what it does, and goals policy was urgently required, and that New Zealand’s tax
set for child poverty reduction. But following a decade system no longer serves the needs of families well. Despite
of neglect much needs to be done and needs to be done tax-based initiatives such as Working for Families (WFF)
quickly. This background paper, Will children get the help that help offset the tax burden for low-income families,
they need? was produced to accompany the CPAG report families are affected more than ever by the interactions
released in February 2018: Progressive universalisation of of tax with welfare provisions. Housing-related poverty is a
Working for Families. It provides further technical analysis significant cause of child poverty and taxation of housing
to show how much is needed for very low-income families must be radically reformed to improve affordability and
to be lifted over particular poverty lines. A glossary can be reverse the trends to growing wealth inequality. Although
found in the Appendix. the Tax Working Group has stated that WFF tax credits
are outside of its terms of reference, the TWG is supposed
"What it will take to have a welfare system fit for to examine the use of taxes to incentivise behaviour. To
families in the 21st century" (Sept 2018) date, the promise of work-incentivisation written into the
terms for the In-Work Tax Credit (IWTC) has failed. Instead
CPAG welcomed 2018 developments such as the the significant payment offers advantages to some, but is
Families Package, the Child Poverty Reduction Bill and withheld from those who need it the most.
the Government’s acknowledgement – in the form of
the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) – that a To the Government Inquiry into Mental Health
concentrated effort is required to reverse generations of and Addiction (June 2018)
poverty entrenchment. It is pleasing that the Government’s
vision is for a "welfare system that ensures people have In a submission to the Government Inquiry into Mental
an adequate income and standard of living, are treated Health and Addictions, CPAG noted that there is a strong
with and can live in dignity and are able to participate relationship between child and family poverty and adverse
meaningfully in their communities” (WEAG Terms of mental health outcomes, which may have life-long impacts
Reference par 2). The WEAG – and the nation with it – has for children. The damages to children's mental health as a
a great opportunity to ensure this vision is realised. This result of poverty can occur from as early as the antenatal
backgrounder was produced as part of CPAG's Welfare period and CPAG said in its submission that any approach to
Fit for Families campaign, and outlines 17 concrete and improving mental health outcomes should include a strong
practical recommendations to achieve the Government’s focus on reducing poverty and deprivation for pregnant
vision, set out in a downloadable document and available women, young children and their families.
now online. The paper was also intended to form part of
CPAG's submission to WEAG later in the year. Children's Rights Report submitted to the United
Nations Human Rights Council ahead of the 3rd
Strategic Responses to the review of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Aotearoa
Residential Tenancies Act (Sept 2018) New Zealand’s Human Rights Performance (July
The current review of tenancy law offers an opportunity 2018)
to move beyond tinkering with current legislation. It Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA) submitted
provides a necessary occasion to examine the role which to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on behalf of a
private rental housing has in providing people not just with coalition of organisations working to promote children’s
accommodation but a home, and to consider the extent of rights and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. ACYA
rights which tenants should reasonable enjoy. The reform consulted widely on the submission including with CPAG
of tenancy law was considered from four angles outlined who contributed commentary on current failings of
in a new background paper written for Child Poverty State policy in terms of ensuring children’s rights are
Action Group by Alan Johnson. The paper provided useful acknowledged and upheld according to the United Nations
information to help guide submissions on reform of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) ratified
Residential Tenancies Act in 2018 but did not comprise by New Zealand 25 years ago. The UPR is a unique process
CPAG's submission. which involves a review of the human rights records of all
UN Member States. It is a State-driven process, under the
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April 2018 - September 2018
4auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the a series of videos aimed at providing examples of lived
opportunity for each State to declare what actions they experience of the inadequacy of current welfare practice
have taken to improve the human rights situations in their and policy. It amplified the voices of people who have
countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations. experienced first hand Aotearoa's current system of
welfare, to find it is often not the supportive safety net that
Submission on The Treasury's Living Standards it is supposed to be. The videos, being released in November
2018, are part of CPAG's Welfare Fit for Families campaign.
Dashboard Proposal (July 2018)
CPAG submitted on The Treasury's proposal for a
framework based upon intergenerational wellbeing, Welfare Fit for Families Campaign
supporting the general approach, but noting that children CPAG launched a new campaign in September 2018 entitled
were not mentioned anywhere in the report on Monitoring Welfare Fit for Families, asking Government to reform the
Intergenerational Wellbeing. As twenty per cent of the New welfare system so that it is better equipped to provide for
Zealand population (almost 900,000 children) is aged the unique needs of all families and individuals who require
under 15 years, the future health and wellbeing of all citizens social assistance. The campaign promotes 17 concrete and
is therefore dependent upon the wellbeing of our children. practical recommendations to achieve the Government’s
CPAG submitted a range of recommendations to improve vision, for a welfare system "that ensures people have
the framework with particular focus on the wellbeing of an adequate income and standard of living, are treated
children in Aotearoa-New Zealand living with the impacts of with and can live in dignity and are able to participate
poverty. meaningfully in their communities". As part of the
campaign, CPAG collaborated with the We Are Beneficiaries
Ngā Tangata Microfinance (NTM) submission on group.
the Review of Consumer Credit.
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) endorsed the Child Wellbeing Network and ACYA
submission by Ngā Tangata Microfinance (NTM) on the CPAG worked alongside ACYA and members of the Child
Review of Consumer Credit, saying that introducing a legal Wellbeing Network to produce a joint submission on the
limit on the total cost of credit would be a critical step to Child Poverty Reduction Bill. The submission was endorsed
protecting vulnerable people in Aotearoa-New Zealand by more than 40 organisations.
from the impacts of surmounting debt. With very little
choice available to them, low-income families were taking Events and workshops
on widely available loans to meet their day to day needs,
ending up paying interest of up to 500%. Read the full Understanding Multiple Deprivation presentation
submission for recommendations that will ensure that
to CPAG Nelson by Associate Professor Dan
families were less likely to be victim to the impacts unethical
lending.
Exeter (12 April)
On April 12, the Nelson CPAG group held a presentation
Campaigns and partnerships about how multiple deprivation impacts on the Nelson-
Tasman region, with guest speaker Dr Dan Exeter, an
academic from the School of Population Health at the
The Workshop/New Zealand Fabian Society
University of Auckland, and key member of the Index of
The Workshop was founded by co-directors Dr Jess Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The New Zealand Index of
Berentson-Shaw and Marianne Elliott. As a collaborative, Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a set of tools for identifying
The Workshop works with a range of associates who concentrations of deprivation in New Zealand. Dr Exeter
bring diverse expertise and experience to our work. In spoke about the development of the IMD, how it compares
September 2018 The New Zealand Fabian Society hosted to NZDep and the different ways in which the IMD and its
a workshop delivered by Jess and Marianne: Overcoming domains can be used to better understand the drivers of
Misinformation about Child Poverty: How to help people deprivation within the Nelson-Tasman area. You can find
believe and act on what works in child and family poverty Dan's slides here and his backgrounder here.
reduction.
Post Budget Breakfast series (May 2018)
We are beneficiaries
CPAG's annual Post Budget events were held this year in
From July 2018, CPAG collaborated with Sam Orchard, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei and Nelson,
graphic artist and founder of We Are Beneficiaries create a providing attendees the opportunity to understand the
series of storyboards depicting our vision for an inclusive, Government's annual budgetary allocations through a child-
supportive and compassionate welfare system, as well as focused lens. The events featured guest speakers from a
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April 2018 - September 2018
5wide variety of backgrounds and were a great success, with “He kai tahu me kikini, he kai tahu me tīhore, mā te
venues packed to capacity and a range of media coverage. tamaiti te iho”
CPAG is grateful to our partners Manaia Health PHO and
“Pinch off a bit, peel off a bit, the inside is for the child”
the Public Health Association for their contributions to the
(said of the potted bird)
Whangarei and Wellington events, and to our wonderful
speakers, supporters and CPAG networks across the And four pou (underlying values):
country.
Mana: We acknowledge and uphold the mana of all
children.
CPAG 2017-18 Annual General Meeting (25 July)
Manaakitanga: We believe that our society should show
Over 70 of our members and supporters attended CPAG's respect, generosity and care for all children as taonga.
20th Annual General Meeting on 25th July 2018. The AGM
was held at Saint Columba Centre. We reflected on CPAG‘s Kotahitanga: We work collectively to uphold the mana of all
achievements and outputs for the year, as well as looking children and to ensure they flourish.
for better and more sustainable ways to move forward into Matauranga: We believe that child-centred knowledge is
the future. The AGM was followed by a guest presentation essential to upholding their mana and enabling them to
by Len Cook. Len gave a very insightful talk about the limits thrive.
to performance indicators when framing and directing
government actions in the context of the levers planned to
prevent and reduce poverty. Media highlights
CPAG Summit in September "Rethinking the Quarter 2
Welfare System for the 21st Century" (12 Sept) 2018
2 April Beneficiaries say Stuff.co.nz
On 12 September, CPAG held its annual Summit in
accommodation
Wellington. The day-long event featured guest speakers
supplement boost won't be
from a range of backgrounds, who examined the urgent
enough
need to influence the welfare reform agenda. This is a key
focus for the current Government, having set up a Welfare 2 April Terry Sarten: Bill to change NZ Herald
Expert Advisory Group dedicated to identifying areas for school decile system
real transformation. The Summit explored what changes missing the point
to policies could alleviate chronic problems across the 4 April Leading critic Cathy Wylie New
welfare system, and what developments could improve that appointed to review Zealand
system and result in it working much better for families and Tomorrow's Schools Herald
children. Holding the event in Wellington for the first time
was a great success. The venue was generously provided by 11 April Children's Convention NZ Herald
the University of Otago who partnered with CPAG to hold Monitoring Group releases
the Summit and was filled to capacity. For more information report to better child
and to watch the livestream recordings, visit CPAG's past wellbeing
events page.
14 April Study highlights deprivation Stuff.co.nz
Te Ao Māori at CPAG
drivers in top of the south
26 April Report reveals poverty can Newstalk
be deadly for children ZB
Whakatauki and CPAG’s four pou
Child Poverty Action Group has been developing better 26 April Poor families really can't Radio NZ
understanding of Te Ao Māori and incorporating Māori wait' for Work and Income
values into our kaupapa, with the purpose of strengthening changes
CPAG commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to the 26 April Govt overhaul of welfare Radio NZ
tamariki of Aotearoa-New Zealand. We acknowledge with system 'imminent'
deep gratitude the guidance and support of Dr Hirini Kaa
27 April National proposal to scrap Stuff.co.nz
and Michael Tamihere with this mahi.
school decile system back
CPAG as adopted this whakatauki as being expressive on the cards
of our kaupapa:
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April 2018 - September 2018
627 April Gordon Campbell on the Werewolf 16 May Figures show increase in The AM
need for immediate action demand for state housing show
on WINZ
16 May Can We Fix It? How the Idealog
30 April A new tomorrow for Newsroom Ngā Tangata Microfinance
schools rich and poor Trust is helping to keep the
1 May Deaths preventable if University vulnerable out of debt
reach of asthma medicines of Auckland 17 May Breakfast event to chew Stuff.co.nz
increased over what Budget 2018
will mean for our most
1 May Child asthma admissions NZ Herald vulnerable
rate at hospitals up by 45
18 May Mixed response to Budget NZ herald
per cent
from Whangarei community
2 May More Kiwi kids hospitalised One News workers
with asthma, disease
18 May More to be done on poverty Radio NZ
costing NZ $800m a year
- PM
2 May Deaths preventable if NZ Doctor
21 May Government scraps Newshub
reach of asthma medicines
controversial contraceptive
increased
grants for beneficiaries
2 May Removing the conditions on The
21 May New Zealand PM Jacinda NZ City
welfare works Wireless
Ardern delivers a first
7 May 'Tooth decay is a socio- Radio New budget that busts the hype
economic disease' Zealand 21 May Children pay price of NZ Doctor
Budget debt reduction says
CPAG
7 May New Zealand children's Newshub
decaying teeth problem 21 May Budget falls short for Waatea
children in poverty News
7 May Poverty and tooth decay go Radio NZ
hand-in-hand 23 May Struggle for social housing Stuff.co.nz
keeping many families
7 May Dental decay in Kiwi kids NZ Herald under the yoke of poverty
'disease of poverty'
26 May Whangarei Child Poverty NZ Herald
7 May Radio Live 1pm - Item 5 Radio NZ Action Group meets to
7 May Renewed calls for sugar tax Newstalk dissect budget
following damning report ZB 28 May Government appoints Stuff.co.nz
on kids' tooth decay 11-strong advisory panel to
7 May Dentists despair over NZ Radio NZ overhaul welfare system
kids' rotting teeth 28 May Expert panel to advise on NZ Herald
7 May Lately With Karyn Hay Radio NZ welfare system overhaul
announced
8 May Editorial: Govt should get its NZ Herald
teeth into national disgrace 29 May Targeted subsidies not Health
dental therapists answer to Central
15 May Will the Budget ease Radio NZ unmet adult dental needs
pressure on those most in 10 June Growing support for NZ Herald
need? 'cigarette-style' warnings on
15 May Budget could be cold Radio NZ fizzy drinks
comfort for poorest citizens 18 June Mike O'Brien: Welfare Newstalk
16 May Homeless advocate says Newshub workers too focused on ZB
Government needs an ticking boxes
'overall strategy' for state 30 June Paid parental leave boost Newshub
housing kicks in on Sunday
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7Quarter 3 4 July No shame in universalist Newsroom
2018 agenda
1 July Government's Families NZ Herald 5 July Ministry of Social RNZ
Package takes effect today: Development maintains
More cash for families stance despite fraud tip-off
1 July criticism
Govt's families package Radio NZ
takes effect: 'Step in the 12 July Rent advocacy group One News
right direction' launch plan to 'fix renting'
2 July in NZ
New Families package Radio NZ
doesn't go far enough say 12 July Share a Grin: Nationwide Newshub
critics campaign to gift 50,000
2 July Kiwi kids eco-friendly
Solo mum's loans were not Radio NZ
toothbrush
income - High Court ruling
17 July Govt could halve number Newshub
2 July Winz is meant to help the The Spinoff
of children admitted to
vulnerable, not hound them
hospital by fixing housing -
through the courts
expert
3 July Beneficiary fraud cause Newstalk
23 July Charity reports NZ Herald
slammed as a waste of time ZB
unprecedented demand for
3 July Call for review into RNZ beds as families of up to six
ministry's penalities for share a single bed
beneficiaries getting loans
31 July Making A Difference: Soap Viva
3 July The Ministry of Social BFM For Society Founder Lucy
Development slammed for Revill
wrongful debt recovery:
7 August Jacinda Ardern's return Newshub
Wednesday, 4th July 2018
marked with fierce
3 July Govt's Families Package Radio NZ questions over economy
comes into effect this
15 August Shining bright: Grin Idealog
Sunday
Natural’s campaign
3 July Debt is not income: Solo NZ Herald encourages education and
mum of two wins landmark awareness of Kiwi kids'
High Court battle against dental health
MSD
16 August Surge in families seeking Radio NZ
4 July Ruling on beneficiary's Radio NZ food parcels
loans a landmark decision -
16 August Need for food assistance on Radio NZ
advocates
the rise
4 July Call for review into Radio NZ
16 August 'Income adequacy' Radio NZ
ministry's penalities for
considered in welfare
beneficiaries getting loans
overhaul - Sepuloni
4 July Court wipes MSD loan policy Waatea
16 August Record number of food aid Newshub
News
requests as New Zealand
4 July 20% of benefit fraud tip- Radio NZ families starve
offs have some legitimacy 12 Lately for 12 September Radio NZ
4 July Vaughan Gunson: Prime NZ Herald September 2018
Minister falls short as saint 12 Changing the way New One News
of child poverty reduction, September Zealanders talk about
for now poverty could reduce
4 July Advocates want urgent Radio NZ bullying and help lift
action on MSD debt children out of it, expert
recovery says
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813 Welfare reform meeting Radio NZ 7 July New survey numbers to be celebrated,
September gathers beneficiary stories but children can’t wait for reporting
13 Councillor tells of Work and Radio NZ 11 July The time for tame reforms of tenancy
September Income humiliation laws is over says CPAG
26 'Disputed overpayments' RNZ 27 July What happens for children when the
September are not benefit fraud - Child Winter Energy Payment runs out?
Poverty Action 31 July CPAG calls for an independent review of
30 AAAP welcomes Green Scoop all benefit debts
September Party's welfare policy 1 August CPAG calls for a legal limit on the total
cost of credit - CCCFA Review
1 August Ngā Tangata Microfinance: At last! Safer
consumer credit may be coming soon to
Press releases Aotearoa
Quarter 2 7 August Slowdown possibility raises concerns for
2018 family incomes
4 April Children’s sector unites to support a 15 August Increased hunger in the land of plenty
reduction in Child Poverty could be easily solved
11 April CPAG welcomes new report on 28 August CPAG welcomes Govt announcement of
Children's Rights tenancy law review
19 April CPAG education expert appointed to 3 September A safe harbour in life’s financial storms -
Tomorrow's Schools Taskforce Ngā Tangata Microfinance
27April The Future of Tax should have a focus 6 September CPAG launches Welfare fit for Families
on children campaign
7 May Too soon for the tooth fairy: new report 7 September A more supportive welfare system will
from CPAG benefit the whole nation
10 May New CPAG paper - Will children get the 21 September Recommendation to make "Welfare Fit
help they need? for Families" in the 21st Century
15 May CPAG's Nationwide post budget events
14 May Budget 2018: Best opportunity to benefit
all children Blogs (CPAG website)
17 May 2018 Budget: A first step, but not a Quarter 2
transformation for children
2018
28 May CPAG welcomes appointment of
April Human Rights, housing and child poverty
Professor Innes Asher to Welfare Expert
- where do we stand? - Jeni Cartwright
Advisory Group
1 June CPAG looks forward to enhanced mental May Banks blacklist truck vendors and
health and addiction services predatory lenders. Time for the
Government to act - Dr M. Claire Dale
5 June CPAG’s Mike O’Brien named on Queen’s
Birthday Honour list May Severe deprivation - the harsh reality for
140,000 children - Jeni Cartwright
15 June CPAG urges immediate action on
sanctions where there are children
June Working for Families is not a trap, it’s a
29 June CPAG welcomes Working for Families run-down house in need of TLC - Jeni
increases on July 1 Cartwright
Quarter 3 Quarter 3
2018 2018
3 July High court rules loans are not income July A heartfelt letter penned by "Ms F" - Ms F
for welfare beneficiaries
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9July Recognising the vital, unpaid work that August How effective are 2018 policy Susan St
secures our future - Jeni Cartwright settings for the worst-off John, Yun
children? | Institute for So
August Caught in a childcare subsidy limbo -
Governance and Policy
Anon
Studies, Victoria University of
September Money Week 2018: Weathering a Wellington
perpetual storm - Dr M. Claire Dale Myths that hurt children | Susan St
27 August
September Fill a hungry belly or meet nutritional The Daily Blog John
guides? The impossible choices facing 16 Dr Liz Gordon: The collapse Dr Liz
low-income families - Dr Rebekah Septmber of the welfare state | The Gordon
Graham Daily Blog
17 The Child Poverty Action Susan St
Articles (Non-CPAG) September Group rethinking welfare in John
the 21st century speech | The
Quarter 2
Daily Blog
2018
27 Michael O'Brien: Let's not Mike
3 April The huge white elephant Susan St September forget another September O'Brien
landlord in the tax living John anniversary |NZ Herald
room | The Daily Blog
29 MUST READ: Dobbing in is a Susan St
22 May MUST READ: Budget 2018 – Alan September frightful blot on the face of John
Half of something and half of Johnson a failed welfare system | The
nothing | The Daily Blog Daily Blog
22 May MUST READ: Does this Susan St
budget turn the tide? | The John
Daily Blog
Guest presentations
5 June We can help solve child Susan St
poverty – here is one crucial John April 2018 – Sept 2018
way how | The Daily Blog CPAG has members around the country available to present
12 June A new way to fix our housing Susan St to a wide range of forums. If you would like CPAG to speak
bubble | Newsroom John at your next event, please fill in our speaker request form.
26 June Time to tackle welfare Mike Quarter 2
system with both hands | O'Brien 2018
Newsroom
5-Apr Presentation at Hamilton Girls High School
Quarter 3 |Janfrie Wakim
2018 29-Apr NZMSA Conference Wellington | Nikki
11 July Policy changes to a festering Susan St Turner
sore are sadly in the far John 29-May Public Health in Action week, University of
distance | The Daily Blog Auckland Faculty of Medicine and Health
16 July Working for Families Susan St Sciences | Celia Hayes
perversely misunderstood | John 27-Jun Opening doors AWLA | Innes Asher
Newsroom
28-Jun St Mary's College Y12-13 Health Class |Jeni
23 July Is Working For Families really Susan St
Cartwright
‘Communism by Stealth’? | John
The Daily Blog Quarter 3
25 July Working for Families under Susan St 2018
attack | Susan's Blogsite John 4-Jul University of Canterbury Block course
(Concerning inclusive practice and
inclusive teaching and learning for children
labelled disabled) | Rikke Betts
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
1018-Jul Starship Paediatric update | Innes Asher
31-Jul University of Auckland School of Law -
Substantive Week | Susan St John
1-Aug Canterbury Workers Educational
Association (CWEA) Social Issues Soapbox
Series | Rikke Betts and Sara Epperson
20-Aug Remuera Rotary monthly meeting | Frank
Hogan
12-Sep The Child Poverty Action Group rethinking
welfare in the 21st century Opening speech
to CPAG Summit | Susan St John
28-Sep Wellpark College of Natural Health | Jeni
Cartwright
30-Sep Green Party welfare campaign launch -
Auckland | Susan St John
Media Summary
Type of Exposure Q2, 2018 Q3, 2018
Reports and Submissions 2 3
Articles 6 7
Blogs 4 5
CPAG Events 6 3
Press Releases 14 14
Parliamentary Mentions 1 1
Guest Presentations 5 8
No. of website visits (total) 38,581 45,105
Average unique visitors/ 22,585 30,353
month
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
11Report downloads
Report title Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Total 2018 Overall
(Apr 18- (Jul 18 - totall (TD)
June 18) Sept 18)
Submission on the Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry (June 239 612 851 851
2018)
"Will children get 548 426 974 974
the help they need? (May 2018)"
Too soon for the tooth Fairy (May 2018) 87 582 669 669
Submission on the Child poverty Reduction Bill (March 2018) 426 182 743 743
Progressive universalisation of Working for Families (March 18) 180 96 276 276
Further fraying of the welfare safety net ( Dec 17) 464 479 1670 2893
Whakapono: End child poverty in Māori whānau: A preliminary 378 556 1195 1415
report (Dec 2017)
A New Zealand where children can flourish Brefing (Oct 17) 171026 286 187 702 1196
Social Investment Summit Proceedings (RPRC) (Oct 17) 313 107 591 925
Housing Election Scorecard (Sep 17) 83 105 271 926
Education Priorities (Sep 17) 304 137 580 893
Housing priorities (Jul 17) 177 202 499 990
Incomes Priorities (Jun 17) 139 111 335 684
Social investment priorities (Jun 17) 106 63 233 582
Priorities for health (May 17) 364 282 810 1652
Child Povery and Mental Health (May 2017) 2308 1861 5498 11355
Children and the Living Wage (Feb 17) 718 1012 1912 3734
Early childhood education and barriers to inclusivity (Dec 2016) 43 80 168 1521
Barriers to Support Otara CDA (Nov 16) 132 73 294 1647
Investing in children summit proceedings (Oct 16) 161017 146 104 433 1622
Laybying our Future (Jul 16) 392 469 1245 4015
Measuring Poverty Guide (Jul 16) 261 307 733 1853
Kathryn's Story (June 16) 479 261 1196 11589
CPAG Band Aid Budget full anaylsis 2016 193 59 324 1642
Budget summary anaylsis (May 16) 52 38 146 146
FAQ FWFF (Mar 16) 65 105 228 228
Welfare Summit Proceedings (Oct 15) 229 120 566 2328
FAQ housing ( Aug 15) 460 466 1192 3632
Child Disability (Feb 2015) 688 790 1955 11373
Complexities of relationship (Dec14) 141204 615 433 1476 10947
Our Children Our Choice: Priorities for Policy Series (Sep 2014) 586 548 1742 11927
Hunger for Learning 1319 1024 3556 35937
Left Further Behind 1125 740 2926 46749
Left Behind 957 402 1813 19639
Empty Food Baskets 367 366 985 11534
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
12Report downloads (continued)
Report title Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Total 2018 Overall
(Apr 18- (Jul 18 - totall (TD)
June 18) Sept 18)
Child Abuse: Lit Review (June 2013) 2277 1723 6025 38679
Child Abuse: CYFS data (July 2013) 430 467 1152 14944
Series :Child Abuse total 2707 2190 7177 79970
Myths and Facts 1619 1488 4402 19431
Benefit Sanctions (Sep 13) 283 135 532 7572
Benefit Sanctions (June14) 163 93 328 1906
Benefit Sanctions (Sept14) 121 109 321 2244
Series: Benefit sanctions Total 567 337 1181 11722
Transience 131 134 360 3182
MM research survey 930 571 1740 10578
OCOC Part 1: Child Health & Poverty 350 320 815 6445
OCOC Part 2: Early Childhood Care and Education, and Child 378 98 703 5706
Poverty
OCOC Part 3: Compulsory schooling and child poverty 87 61 197 2518
OCOC Part 4: Housing market change and their impact on children 218 221 529 2317
OCOC Part 5: Adequate incomes to address child poverty 150 175 411 1836
Hard to Swallow 387 697 1608 6624
Canterbury 167 115 415 3420
Debt Backgrounder 329 314 781 4522
Cost of GP visits for 6-17 year olds 213 194 506 2157
Six-monthly Update
April 2018 - September 2018
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