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What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part Fourteen

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Source: brokenpromises.co.nz

Promise: Child Poverty

“This will be a government of transformation. It will lift up those who have been forgotten or neglected, it will take action on child poverty and homelessness“

Speech from the Throne

Failed to deliver:

In fact, heading in the wrong direction. Stats NZ figures make it clear that there is greater child poverty, with seven of nine measures worsening under this Government.

brokenpromises.co.nz
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part one.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part two.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part three.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part four.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part five.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part six.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part seven.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part eight.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part nine.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part ten.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part eleven.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part twelve.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part thirteen.

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