新西兰界定了“持久儿童贫困”的定义,以评估儿童持续低收入的状况。 New Zealand defines "persistent child poverty" to assess ongoing low income among children.

新西兰政府统计学家Mark Sowden将“持久性儿童贫困”定义为:在住房费用之前、本年度以及前三年中至少两年,家庭收入低于平均可支配收入60%的家庭的儿童。 New Zealand's Government Statistician, Mark Sowden, has defined "persistent child poverty" as children in households earning less than 60% of the median disposable income, before housing costs, in the current year and for at least two of the previous three years. 根据《2018年儿童减贫法》的要求,这一计量旨在评估儿童持续低收入状况,并为增进儿童福祉的政策提供信息。 This measurement, required by the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, aims to assess ongoing low income among children and inform policies to enhance their wellbeing. 数据将通过调查和行政来源来收集。 Data will be gathered through surveys and administrative sources.