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title: "Kia māia: Be bold, Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty"
description: Kiwis believe in giving people a fair go. Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty fits with these values. Wellbeing is not just a trendy name.
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# [Kia māia: Be bold, Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/kia-mc481ia-be-bold-improving-the-wellbeing-of-children-living-in-poverty-nzier-public-discussion-paper-20191)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | May 19, 2019

Kiwis believe in giving people a fair go. Improving the wellbeing of children living in poverty fits with these values.

Wellbeing is not just a trendy name for income or standard of living. Kia māia: Be bold shows how it is a powerful idea that goes to the heart of what "a fair go" in life requires.

We discuss how some people struggle to convert income and other resources into a good life. For those people, increasing income is not enough to increase their wellbeing. To address the negative effects of child poverty and give all Kiwi kids a fair go, additional support, often focused on the needs of individuals and their families, will be required.

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