http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1308/S00217.htm Government ignoring poverty, again Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 1:15 pm Press Release: Green Party 13 August 2013 Government ignoring poverty, again It remains to be seen if announcements today will better protect children, but the National Government is forgoing an opportunity to really help kids by ignoring the elephant in the room, which is poverty, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei says. “All the experts have told the Government that very low income is associated with higher rates of child maltreatment and neglect – something which was totally ignored in the Government’s Children’s Action Plan and the announcements today,” Mrs Turei said. [....]