by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 11, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The United Nations has criticised New Zealand’s high and persistent levels of child poverty in a report by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (released 30 September 2016). Although a short report, it covers a lot of ground. The report outlines a number of...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
At the TacklingPovertyNZ Rotorua workshop held on 19 August 2016, participants discussed challenges and opportunities in the local area. Six key themes emerged: youth, community, housing, financing debt, business and government initiatives. From these, 44...
by admin | Oct 2, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The sixth and final TacklingPovertyNZ one-day workshop for 2016 was held in Kaikohe on Friday, 16 September 2016 at Kaikohe Memorial Hall. The workshop was opened by a hymn and a mihi whakatau, which was then followed by a song performed by two participants. Mayor Hon...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The fifth one-day workshop of the McGuinness Institute’s TacklingPovertyNZ national tour was held in Kaitaia on Thursday, 15 September 2016 at Te Ahu Centre. Robert Akuhata, Māori Development Advisor at Far North District Council (FNDC), opened the workshop by...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
At the TacklingPovertyNZ Rotorua workshop held on 19 August 2016, participants discussed challenges and opportunities in the local area. Six key themes emerged: youth, community, housing, financing debt, business and government initiatives. From these, 44...
