Child Poverty In New Zealand

Author : Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781927277140

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Child Poverty in New Zealand by Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple Pdf

Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple have written the definitive book on child poverty in New Zealand. Dr Russell Wills, Children’s Commissioner Between 130,000 and 285,000 New Zealand children live in poverty, depending on the measure used. These disturbing figures are widely discussed, yet often poorly understood. If New Zealand does not have ‘third world poverty’, what are these children actually experiencing? Is the real problem not poverty but simply poor parenting? How does New Zealand compare globally and what measures of poverty and hardship are most relevant here? What are the consequences of this poverty for children, their families and society? Can we afford to reduce child poverty and, if we can, how? Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple look hard at these questions, drawing on available national and international evidence and speaking to an audience across the political spectrum. Their analysis highlights the strong and urgent case for addressing child poverty in New Zealand. Crucially, the book goes beyond illustrating the scale of this challenge, and why it must be addressed, to identifying real options for reducing child poverty. A range of practical and achievable policies is presented, alongside candid discussion of their strengths and limitations. These proposals for improving the lives of disadvantaged children deserve wide public debate and make this a vitally important book for all New Zealanders.

Author : Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781927277768

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The Child Poverty Debate by Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple Pdf

What is child poverty, what evidence is there of such poverty in New Zealand and why does it matter? These questions regularly attract answers accompanied by conjecture and prejudice. This short book uses the latest evidence and a non-partisan approach, identifying child poverty as a critical issue for New Zealand’s future. Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple’s succinct introduction to this challenge, drawn from their widely acclaimed full-length book Child Poverty in New Zealand and updated with new data, is essential reading.

Author : Vicki Carpenter,Sue Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Educational equalization
ISBN : 1927212170

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Twelve Thousand Hours by Vicki Carpenter,Sue Osborne Pdf

Author : New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner. Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Poor children
ISBN : 0909039380

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Solutions to Child Poverty in New Zealand by New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner. Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Stanley
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781775588818

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The Road to Hell by Elizabeth Stanley Pdf

From the 1950s to the 1980s, the New Zealand government took more than 100,000 children from experiences of strife, neglect, poverty or family violence and placed them under state care in residential facilities. In homes like Epuni and Kingslea, Kohitere and Allendale, the state took over as parent. The state failed. Within institutions, children faced abysmal conditions, limited education and social isolation. They endured physical, sexual and psychological violence, as well as secure cells, knock-out sedatives and electro-convulsive therapy. This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children’s story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State’s ‘care’ network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change. It was over and over, it wasn’t just one night, it was many drunken nights, you know the smell of alcohol and stuff like that. I was often beaten . . . I got so used to the beatings that I never used to cry any more . . . I hid under the cot, and every time I knew they were coming I’d have to come out and just be prepared for anything – Ed He said to me ‘You’re going somewhere’. He said it with glee. ‘You’re going somewhere where they know how to treat people like you’. It was like he knew what the place [Hokio] was like and what was in store for me and it gave him a great deal of pleasure. I find that really cruel – Ray . . . I remember looking out the window and said ‘There’s police out there, what’s going on?’ Yeah and they’d come to pick me up, to put me in the girls’ home . . . I was just in shock . . . they wanted to take me. ‘What have I done? . . . The police just took me down to the station...and then the social worker took me from there to Bollard and then I was chucked in the cells. – Nanette

Author : Ian Kelvin Hyslop
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447353188

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A Political History of Child Protection by Ian Kelvin Hyslop Pdf

Exploring the current and historical tensions between liberal capitalism and indigenous models of family life, Ian Kelvin Hyslop argues for a new model of child protection in Aotearoa New Zealand and other parts of the Anglophone world. He puts forward the case that child safety can only be sustainably advanced by policy initiatives which promote social and economic equality and from practice which takes meaningful account of the complex relationship between economic circumstances and the lived realities of service users.

Author : New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner. Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : 0909039348

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Solutions to Child Poverty in New Zealand by New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner. Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty Pdf

Author : Max Rashbrooke
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781927131510

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Inequality by Max Rashbrooke Pdf

The divide between New Zealand’s poorest and wealthiest inhabitants has widened alarmingly over recent decades. Differences in income have grown faster than in most other developed countries. New Zealand society is being reshaped, stretching to accommodate new distance between those who ‘have’ and those who ‘have not’. Income inequality is a crisis that affects us all. A diverse gathering of New Zealand scholars, journalists, researchers, business leaders, workers, students and parents share these pages. Their voices speak to the complex shape of income inequality, and its effects on the communities of these Pacific islands.

Author : Michael Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1016053251

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A fair go for all children by Michael Fletcher Pdf

An analytical look at the extent and characteristics of child poverty in New Zealand and what can be done about it.The purpose of this report is to suggest actions New Zealand can take to address child poverty. It includes a summary of proposals for action and 10 chapters, the final chapter summarising conclusions. The report looks at the case for action, the consequences of child poverty including the impact of poor health and housing, child poverty in New Zealand, economic arguments for reducing child poverty and setting goals.

Author : Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Poor
ISBN : 1927277752

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The Child Poverty Debate by Jonathan Boston,Simon Chapple Pdf

"What is child poverty, what evidence is there of such poverty in New Zealand and why does it matter? These questions regularly attract answers accompanied by conjecture and prejudice. This short book uses the latest evidence and a non-partisan approach, identifying child poverty as a critical issue for New Zealand's future. Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple's succinct introduction to this challenge, drawn from their widely acclaimed full-length book and updated with new data, is essential reading"--Publisher information.

Author : Susan St. John,Donna Wynd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015082735310

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Left Behind by Susan St. John,Donna Wynd Pdf

This report outlines how increasing inequalities are harmful to children and society at large - and what to do about it.

Author : D. Ian Pool,Arunachalam Dharmalingam,Janet Sceats
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781775581994

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The New Zealand Family from 1840 by D. Ian Pool,Arunachalam Dharmalingam,Janet Sceats Pdf

An authoritative demographic history of the New Zealand family from 1840&–2005, this reference is a collection of statistics that interprets the changing role of the family and its members. Using detailed research spanning 165 years, the authors chart the move from the large family of the 19th century to the baby boom, the increase in family diversity, and the modern trend towards unsustainably small families. This analysis of society helps trace changing attitudes and the structure of society by noting the reasons for and consequences of the demographic changes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Family allowances
ISBN : OCLC:1301515141

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Families Package by Anonim Pdf

"This is part of the Government's focus on reducing child poverty and ensuring children get the best start in life.The Package also introduced a Winter Energy Payment. The Families Package is primarilydelivered through MSD and Inland Revenue. As we move into the fourth year of the Families Package, we can now see some of the effects"--Unnumbered page 5.

Author : Robin Fleming
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1869401697

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The Common Purse by Robin Fleming Pdf

"This book is based on the three separate studies that made up the Intra Family Income Study ... all of the Māori and Pacific Islands examples are taken from the [studies] ... enriched and extended the examples from the Pākehā study with details ... from unpublished interview notes"--P. [vii] and [ix].

Author : Jones, Nicola A.,Sumner, Andy
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847424471

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Child poverty, evidence and policy by Jones, Nicola A.,Sumner, Andy Pdf

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the opportunities and challenges involved in mainstreaming knowledge about children in international development policy and practice. It focuses on the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates. It also pays particular attention to the importance of power relations in influencing the extent to which children's voices are heard and acted upon by international development actors. The book weaves together theory, mixed method approaches and case studies spanning a number of policy sectors and diverse developing country contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It therefore provides a useful introduction for students and development professionals who are new to debates on children, knowledge and development, whilst at the same time offering scholars in the field new methodological and empirical insights.