24 Feb 2021

One in four Pasifika children experiencing material hardship

From , 6:02 am on 24 February 2021

Stats New Zealand has just released the latest official child poverty figures and the data showed that poverty rates for Māori and Pacific children were higher across almost all measures, compared with children in other demographics.

Sela Jane Hopgood reports.

Toru Fetu Kindergarten teaches children languages from Cook Islands, Niue and Tuvalu.

Toru Fetu Kindergarten teaches children languages from Cook Islands, Niue and Tuvalu. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Koroi Hawkins