Children & Youth

Summary • The Salvation Army (Te Ope Whakaora) strongly opposes the policy changes implemented through this Bill. These changes add complexity to the income support system and do not address root causes of youth unemployment and unaffordable housing. • Introducing a combined parental assistance test for 18 and 19-year-olds applying...

Summary • The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora strongly supports the aim of this Bill to put in place a statutory framework to strengthen and coordinate actions to combat modern slavery. • Businesses need to be required to do due diligence and demonstrate that they are taking action to deal...

By Ana IkaDo you remember Blockbuster and Video Ezy? If you’ve only ever known Netflix, you might struggle to imagine the joy of pacing the aisles, picking snacks, and negotiating with your siblings over which DVD or VHS (if you are more seasoned in life) to rent. Those stores were...

Executive Summary This report joins the call for a values-led approach to food security and food systems in this country. Our nation exports enough food to feed 40 million people yet leaves more than a quarter of a million children going without sufficient food in this country. Action is needed...

The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora supports the aim of this Bill to increase and align penalties for trafficking and slavery here in New Zealand with other offences under the Crimes Act. We also join with other organisations working to combat slavery and trafficking to ask for a stronger legal...

This is our 18th State of the Nation report, and it is therefore timely to remind ourselves of their purpose. These reports focus on the heart of any society—people—he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. When all people have what they require to meet essential needs, fulfil their potential and contribute,...

Did you know there is no such thing as "Pacific People"? This term, a Western-created category of convenience, fails to capture the vastness and diversity of the Pacific region, which spans over 25,000 islands scattered across the largest ocean on Earth. Covering a third of the planet’s surface, each island...

The State of Pacific Peoples report provides a 10-year update on Pacific communities in New Zealand, building on previous reports More Than Churches, Rugby, and Festivals (2013) and This Is Home (2014). It highlights the significant contributions Pacific peoples make to New Zealand, while addressing ongoing disparities across five key areas: Children and Young People, Work...

Some problems we face as a society are so important, that the only ethical thing to do is resolve them, even if that seems impossible. Our levels of child poverty are one of these problems. The goal of the Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit of the Salvation Army is the...