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Where can I find government legislation, bills (proposed laws) and city council policies or strategies which include addressing poverty issues?
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To find government legislation relevant to poverty use Google with specific limiting to government websites only using the site:.govt.nz function e.g.
Finds:
New Zealand Government. (2024, November). The Child and Youth Strategy 2024-2027. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2024-11/The%20Child%20and%20Youth%20Strategy%202024-2027.pdf
Ministry of Social Development. Child poverty reduction measures and targets - Ministry of Social Development which identifies specific legislation
Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018 | New Zealand Legislation
To find local government strategies use site:.ccc.govt.nz e.g.
which finds all the local government strategies
Our strategies : Christchurch City Council
including Community Housing Strategy 2021-2031 : Christchurch City Council
To find bills (proposed laws) see https://bills.parliament.nz/bills-proposed-laws?Tab=Current&lang=en
Use site:.bills.parliament.nz with your topic to find bills related to your topic e.g.
finds
Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (Trust Variation) Bill
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