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Equality Network Summit 2014

Full record of proceedings

See the full record of proceedings for the 2014 Network Summit here.

Summary of proceedings

See the summary of proceedings for the 2014 Network Summit here.

See full notes of some of the speakers and ideas for key messages and plans for action here.

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Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga

This organisation comprises community, union, faith and other relevant groupings from across civil society. Te Ohu fosters active citizenship and civil society leaders with the ability to negotiate with decision-makers toward systemic and structural change. The purpose of the alliance is to address the causes of poverty in families and communities so we all flourish. … Continue reading Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga →

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Raise Your Voices: Press Statement

Youth confront Party candidates about their rising mental health issues. “Young people like me are bearing the brunt of Covid 19 with big job losses. The pressure to find an income, but rejection after rejection as I apply for jobs, takes away my motivation. Then I look at the competition I face and I feel … Continue reading Raise Your Voices: Press Statement →

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Parents struggle to feed children due to ‘unfair’ sole parent benefit system

Josephine Franks, www.stuff.co.nz, 20 October 2020 For seven days in every fortnight, Kaye has her two kids in her care. But when she asks Work and Income for an emergency food grant, it’s like they don’t exist. That’s because her ex-partner claims the sole parent benefit, and so the children come under his benefit as … Continue reading Parents struggle to feed children due to ‘unfair’ sole parent benefit system →

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NZCCSS Election Statement 2020

“Every day NZCCSS members see desperate families and whānau both in work and receiving income support struggling to provide food and shelter. Their income is simply not enough to cover both rent for housing and the basic essentials necessary for their health and wellbeing. Having a liveable income and a warm, safe home is fundamental … Continue reading NZCCSS Election Statement 2020 →

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Pictures of inequality

This is a “high-income nation”: No one should be worrying about how to afford essentials like healthy food, hot water or the internet. For decades, government has played a part in concentrating resources among those who are already doing well. There are policies that drive economic inequality, and there are policies that limit the life … Continue reading Pictures of inequality →

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