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Past and present Children's Commissioners are voicing concerns over a bill which plans to scrap the Commissioner role.

Figures obtained by RNZ show Oranga Tamariki budgeted $11 million but spent just $7m, a $4m underspend or 38 percent, meaning community child support services got a lot less than they could have.

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Māori, Pacific and disabled children are bearing a much greater burden from hardship, according to the latest Child Poverty Monitor report.

A family's heartbreak after their patriarch was killed while cycling has been compounded by a “dragged out” and “unprofessional” justice system.

Increases to the Family Tax Credit and Best Start payments are welcomed, but are not enough to lift children out of poverty, the Children's Commissioner and Green Party say.

Child poverty campaigners say $272m funding injection is a start, but it's not enough, with one group saying it shows the Govt is "out of touch".

Child poverty campaigners say $272m funding injection is a start, but it's not enough, with one group saying it shows the Govt is "out of touch".

Child poverty campaigners say $272m funding injection is a start, but it's not enough, with one group saying it shows the Govt is "out of touch".