Year 11 student Glen Green, from James Cook High School in Manurewa writes to the Aucklander about the minimum wage and why children in South Auckland are getting stuck in the poverty cycle.
Your view:
In Manurewa there is a lot of stress on parents to provide for their families and, with there being so few jobs around this area with good pay, they are often forced to take low paying jobs.
I think it would help a lot of deserving families if the minimum wage of $14.75 was raised to a living wage of $19.25 because it means parents won't have to be stressed every day and night about their children getting fed.
It's hard for me to see mums and dads struggling to make ends meet because you can see how much more they want to give to their children but just can't afford it.