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Child Poverty Action Group

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The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is charity working to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand through education, research and advocacy. This news clip from 2001 summarises the initiatives CPAG believed would make a difference to the lives of children in New Zealand.

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Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, Health advocacy and self-help – Child health organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/28076/child-poverty-action-group (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, published 5 April 2011.