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I would say 90-95% of our families live below that poverty line. The majority of our children haven’t had breakfast when they come in. They’re absolutely hungry. Some might come in with a pack of noodles to get them through the day, or if there’s a sibling that one pack is to be halved between the two children.  

Early childhood centres are reporting an increasing number of children arriving without enough food or warm clothing as their families struggle with the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This winter is not going to be easy. It’s hard to think of families sitting in the dark and cold, cooking food by a flame. 

“Do we pay rent this week or do we buy food?” That’s the question Melanie, a mother of two from Kaeo, has asked herself each week of lockdown.