Two workshops exploring ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand will be held in Northland this week.
The Tackling Poverty NZ workshops, which will be held tomorrow in Kaitaia and on Friday in Kaikohe, will be focused on the local communities.
They follow workshops held in December last year where 36 people aged 18 to 25 wrote a booklet on how to address poverty in New Zealand.
The workshops will include a group of youth presenting the booklet which outlines proposals for policy change.
There will also be panel presentations, discussions and exercises to identify who is affected by poverty, how different groups are affected and ways to combat the issue.