Poverty & Inclusion Education & Young People 2025
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)

CPAG Annual Report 2024/25

CPAG is New Zealand's leading independent child poverty advocacy organisation. In 2024/25 the group published eight major research pieces, made six parliamentary submissions, appeared 294 times in mainstream media, and grew social media reach to over 600,000 impressions. Operating on NZD 400,805 in income — entirely from donations and grants — CPAG campaigns for systemic change including protecting child poverty reduction targets, liveable income support, and affordable housing.

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314 active members and volunteers; 600,000+ social media impressions Key Metric 1
4 staff; 314 active volunteers; 1 governance committee (6 members) Key Metric 2
NZD 400,805 income; NZD 348,679 expenditure; NZD 52,127 surplus Key Metric 3
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Media & public reach: 294 mainstream media appearances across TV, radio and print, reaching a national audience on child poverty issues Custom geography from upload: Auckland (national)

📊Key Metrics

314 active members and volunteers; 600,000+ social media impressions Key Metric 1
4 staff; 314 active volunteers; 1 governance committee (6 members) Key Metric 2
NZD 400,805 income; NZD 348,679 expenditure; NZD 52,127 surplus Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Policy influence: Six parliamentary submissions made in 2024/25, including on Social Security, Government Budget Policy, Treaty principles, and free school lunches (Ka Ora, Ka Ako)
  • Research & knowledge: Eight major research reports and analyses published, including the first-of-its-kind stocktake of affordable rental housing supply in Aotearoa

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