AUTHORS
Alexander Plum, Gail Pacheco and Rod Hick.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank a number of people who made this research possible. The idea to
study in-work poverty in New Zealand came out of an internal workshop that the Human Rights
Commission (HRC) led and which was externally facilitated by Jo Cribb, former Chief Executive of the
Ministry for Women. The work was initially championed by former Equal Employment Opportunities
(EEO) Commissioner, Dr Jackie Blue, and then by the current EEO Commissioner, Saunoamaali’i
Karanina Sumeo.
The research was jointly funded by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and HRC. The research team who worked together to
define the scope of the research, develop the research questions, procure a research supplier, and
provide input on the method and draft reports include: Kerri Kruse (HRC), Jon Saunders (MBIE), Dr
Alice Cleland (MBIE), and Dr Amapola Generosa (MBIE). MSD also contributed to this process. Diane
Ramsay from Stats NZ provided advice on aspects of the use of data in the IDI. Barbara Annesley and
Liam Oldfield, representatives from the Child Poverty Unit at the Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet and Treasury, respectively, participated in the research by contributing their perspectives on
the project scope and draft reports.
Project support was also provided by: Dr Antony Kennedy (MBIE), Rebekah Armstrong, Joanna
Maskell, Dr Margaret MacDonald, John Hancock, Hannah Northover, Rachna Nath, and Paul Hunt (all
HRC).
PUBLISHED
New Zealand Work Research Institute, Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN (PDF): 978-1-927184-63-9
2019
Suggested Citation: Plum, A., Pacheco, G., & Hick, R. (2019). In-Work Poverty in New Zealand.
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