Hashtag
Times Advertising

COVID-19 is predicted to make child poverty worse. Should NZ's next government make temporary safety nets permanent?

  • Written by Kate C. Prickett, Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
COVID-19 is predicted to make child poverty worse. Should NZ's next government make temporary safety nets permanent?GettyImages

Despite the 2017 Labour-led government taking power with a mandate to fight Aotearoa New Zealand’s abysmally high child poverty rate, only incremental progress has been made.

The percentage of children living in poor households dropped only slightly, from 16.5% in June 2018 to 14.9% by June 2019.

That equates to approximately one...

Read more

More Articles ...

  1. We could be doing more to prevent vision loss for people with diabetes
  2. a budget for a pandemic
  3. It was growing rainforests, not humans, that killed off Southeast Asia's giant hyenas and other megafauna
  4. nitrous oxide emissions 300 times more powerful than CO₂ are jeopardising Earth's future
  5. We might not be able to understand free will with science. Here's why

Health & Wellness

Why An Emergency Dental Clinic Melbourne Is Essential For Immediate Dental Care

Hashtag.net.au - avatar Hashtag.net.au

Dental emergencies rarely arrive with a polite warning. They burst in like an unexpected storm, bringing pain, discomfort, and urgency. In such moments, having access to a reliable emergency dental ...

Specialist Disability Accommodation Explained: What It Is, Who Qualifies, and How to Access It in Perth

Hashtag.net.au - avatar Hashtag.net.au

For many Australians living with significant disability, the question of where to live — and how to live there safely and comfortably — is one of the most important and most complex they will ever f...

How Smart Site Managers Source Wholesale Medical Supplies to Keep Their Teams Safe and Compliant

Hashtag.net.au - avatar Hashtag.net.au

If you're running a construction site, a civil project, or a trade-based operation anywhere in Australia, first aid preparedness probably sits somewhere near the bottom of your planning checklist — ...