Research Projects
TacklingPovertyNZ
Exploring ways to tackle poverty in New Zealand
TacklingPovertyNZ is a research project that aims to contribute to a national conversation on reducing poverty in New Zealand.
The project aims to open public discussion and help develop solutions for poverty across New Zealand.
More detail
2015 TacklingPovertyNZ workshop
TacklingPovertyNZ began as a three-day policy workshop run by the Institute in December 2015. One of the observations made by participants at the workshop was that poverty in New Zealand is too complex an issue to be overcome with a single blanket solution. Instead, solutions must be sought at a local level to acknowledge that poverty has vastly differing consequences for people in different areas of New Zealand. This observation has framed a number of research projects and publications. It has also led to TacklingPovertyNZ events – a series of one-day workshops around New Zealand to provide a platform for local voices to address the issue of poverty in their region.
TacklingPovertyNZ Infographics (2016–2017)
These infographics illustrate how participants of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshops suggested we might tackle poverty. Participants were asked to develop specific, actionable suggestions for how to address poverty. As a result of the tour’s six workshops, 240 ‘hows’ were identified.
Past work
TacklingPovertyNZ publications (2016–2017)
This diagram maps our TacklingPovertyNZ publications, bringing together the outputs of our 2016 regional workshops and other research from throughout 2017.
TacklingPoverty NZ 2015 Workshop
The TacklingPovertyNZ workshop was a three-day workshop undertaken by the McGuinness Institute in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury in December 2015. The workshop brought together 36 New Zealanders between the ages of 18 and 25 to explore ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand. To see the final presentation by the 36 participants or videos of workshop speakers, please watch the Institute’s YouTube TacklingPovertyNZ Playlist. The primary output from the workshop was a booklet outlining participants’ observations, reflections and recommendations for how New Zealand might tackle poverty. See the workshop booklet.
TacklingPovertyNZ Newsletter (2016–2017)
In order to contribute to a national conversation about poverty, we previously published a regular TacklingPovertyNZ newsletter. The newsletter shared what the Institute and others were doing to bring about change.