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A new Child and Youth Engagement Reports collection has been established on our website, pulling together New Zealand-based engagement reports that feature the insights and perspectives of children and young people.

The Child Poverty Budget Report, released today alongside Budget 2023, describes the progress made in reducing child poverty since the targets were set in 2018, and investments through Budget 2023 that will support families and whānau living in poverty with the cost of living.

Access the webinar about insights from the 2021/22 Child and Youth Wellbeing Annual Report, hosted by the Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group on Tuesday, 18 April 2023.

Young people are invited to have their say on the refresh of the Government's Youth Plan: 'Turning Voice into Action', which was launched in 2020.

The Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group is hosting a webinar to share findings from the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Annual Report 2021/22 on Tuesday 18 April from 12-1pm.

This e-newsletter includes information about: the release of the Annual Report, an upcoming webinar, the Pacific Child Wellbeing conference, progress update on child wellbeing initiatives and stories from the community

This e-newsletter includes information about: 2021/22 child poverty rates, progress updates and community stories

Access the webinar about strengths-based reporting and measurement, hosted by the Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group hosted on Friday 16 December 2022.

This e-newsletter includes information about: an upcoming webinar; new best practice guidelines for engaging with children and young people; recent release of a briefing; and progress updates

Join us on 16 December for a webinar focused on why strengths-based measurement and reporting matters and how we can do it more effectively.