新西兰国家党领导的政府因涉嫌放松儿童贫困标准导致贫困儿童数量增加而受到工党的批评。 New Zealand's National-led government criticized by Labour for allegedly easing child poverty targets, leading to an increase in children living in poverty.

新西兰国家党领导的政府受到工党卡梅尔·塞普洛尼 (Carmel Sepuloni) 的批评，据称该政府放松了儿童贫困目标，但未能解决这一问题，导致贫困儿童数量增加。 New Zealand's National-led government has been criticized by Labour's Carmel Sepuloni for allegedly easing child poverty targets and failing to address the issue, leading to an increase in children living in poverty. 工党声称，2018 年至 2023 年预算期间，他们帮助 77,000 名儿童摆脱了贫困，而政府的税收变化和福利指数化据称增加了贫困儿童的数量。 Labour claims that between Budgets 2018 and 2023, they lifted 77,000 children out of poverty, while the government's tax changes and benefit indexing have reportedly increased the number of children in poverty.