Reports from the Children's Commissioner

More than an Apple a Day: Children's Right to Good Health

A review by AUT (contracted by the Children's Commissioner) of child and youth strategic documents published from 2000 to 2005 in order identify priorities for child and youth health in New Zealand and determine the extent to which children and young people enjoy their right to good health and health care.
An Apple a Day

A Fair Go for All Children: Actions to Address Child Poverty in New Zealand

This report reviews evidence displaying the ways in which poverty shapes children's life experiences and opportunities and proposes several key determinant and structural level action areas on which to develop to ensure the reduction of child poverty in New Zealand.
Child Poverty Report

Child and Poverty Action Group
Left behind: How Social and Income Inequalities Damage NZ Children

This report identifies the key issues surround child poverty and how this avoidable inequality in income status negatively impacts upon several key aspect of every day life for children including education, housing and health. CPAG provides recommendations on how to rectify these inequalities at both the structural and determinant level.
Left Behind