Tamariki | Children Policy Overview - NZ Council of Christian Social Services

As we await the impact of the Special Votes following the October 14’s General Election, dive deeper into the potential coalition partners’ policies which relate to Tamariki | Children. NZCCSS is currently focussed on tamariki who are 5-12 years old so these are the policies we looked for when putting together this overview.

How to use these overview tables:

1) Scroll down or click on one of the blue subheadings below to read about specific policies in relation to 5–12-year-olds, grouped by political party.

This information is a short summary of what the policy says. If you would like further information, move to step 2.

2) Where available, we have linked to further information from the party for each policy. CLICK on the sentence in blue to open a new page and read the specific party policy or announcement in depth.

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National

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New Zealand First

National Party Tamariki | Children’s Policy Overview

Policy Area.	Main Points
Education	Require an hour of maths and two hours of reading and writing a day for Years 1-8 Rewrite and make resources for a new curriculum Require twice yearly assessments of reading, writing and maths from Years 3-8 Introduce exit exam for primary and intermediate teaching graduates Require current teachers to undertake professional development Ban cell-phone use at schools
Health	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Housing	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Rights	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Social Welfare	Social investment model (NZCCSS definition here) Bootcamps for 10-18 year olds
Tax	Increase Working for Families Tax Credits Increase Independent Earner Tax Credit

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Act Party Tamariki | Children’s Policy Overview

Policy Area.	Main points
Education	Teaching excellence awards Create Student Education Accounts that fund schooling individually State schools able to become Partnership schools Daily national attendance reporting Fund truancy officers for each school Traffic light system for truancy with fines for parents
Health	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Housing	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Rights	Establish an independent monitoring system
Social Welfare	Sole parent benefit increases are based on CPI Sole parents who have additional children while receiving a benefit will receive support in the form of Electronic Income Management Continue Orphans / unsupported child benefit Divide Oranga Tamariki social worker duties into a mentor and a child protection officer Transfer youth justice functions from Oranga Tamariki to Corrections Increase public accountability of the Oranga Tamariki Chief Executive Reduce the power of Oranga Tamariki head office and give it to communities
Tax	5-12s not specifically mentioned

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New Zealand First Tamariki | Children’s Policy Overview

Policy Area.	Main points
Education	Focus on school attendance Focus on reading, writing and maths Learning Support Coordinators for each school “School Entry Assessment” when starting school to identify learning needs early Partner with sector for tools to assess for neurodiversities
Health	Year 5 and 6 students eye check and funded glasses Trained PE teachers in Primary and Secondary schools
Housing	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Rights	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Social Welfare	5-12s not specifically mentioned
Tax	5-12s not specifically mentioned

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