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A new role of New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people is being established, Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Internal Affairs and for Children, Tracey Martin announced today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Children

A major expansion of the free and healthy school lunch programme, funded through the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, will see around 200,000 more New Zealand children get a free lunch every school day and create an estimated 2,000 more jobs.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Children
  • Education

The New Zealand Government is sending a further 22 firefighters to help fight the Australian fires.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Internal Affairs

The Government is making progress on improving the wellbeing of the one million New Zealanders under the age of 18,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on World Children’s Day.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Child Poverty Reduction
  • Children

Children in 30 primary and intermediate schools will begin receiving a free lunch every school day from term one next year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Child Poverty Reduction
  • Children

The Wellbeing Budget will continue the Government’s drive to make New Zealand into the best place in the world to be a child, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Jan Logie
  • Prime Minister
  • Children
  • Education
  • Justice
  • Social Development

The Government has today begun discussions with groups who work with, and support, children and their families as the first step in developing a Child Wellbeing Strategy to improve children’s lives.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Child Poverty Reduction
  • Children

The Coalition Government has today unveiled a major funding increase to enable thousands more young children to access the extra learning support they need before they start school.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Prime Minister
  • Education