新西兰与儿童高度贫困作斗争,自2023年以来没有明显改善。 New Zealand struggles with high child poverty, with no significant improvement seen since 2023.

新西兰的儿童贫困率仍然居高不下,约156 000名儿童生活在物质困难之中。 Child poverty in New Zealand remains stubbornly high, with about 156,000 children living in material hardship. 最近的统计表明,自2023年以来没有明显改善,这促使人们呼吁采取紧急行动。 Recent statistics show no significant improvements since 2023, prompting calls for urgent action. 绿党和慈善家Liz Greive认为,有资源可以解决这一问题,但缺乏优先顺序。 The Green Party and philanthropist Liz Greive argue that resources are available to address this issue, but prioritization is lacking. Greive建议,道路方面的公共支出的一半可以转用于消除儿童贫困。 Greive suggests that half the public spending on roads could be redirected to combat child poverty. 与此同时,儿童贫穷问题行动小组强调,必须制定有针对性的政策,而仅针对经济增长。 Meanwhile, the Child Poverty Action Group emphasizes the need for targeted policies over economic growth alone. 尽管政府采取了税收减免和负担得起的儿童保育等举措,但该国正在努力实现其2018年确定的减贫目标。 Despite government initiatives like tax relief and affordable childcare, the country is struggling to meet its poverty reduction targets set in 2018.