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flag Nearly 100,000 New Zealand children are living in persistent poverty, new data reveals.

flag Nearly 100,000 children in New Zealand, or 9.4%, are living in persistent poverty, according to new data. flag Persistent poverty is defined as living in households with less than 60% of the median income before housing costs for at least two of the past three years. flag The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomed the definition but called for a long-term strategy to address poverty, including affordable housing and better welfare support.

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