Why is the idea of helping poor children so difficult to sell in a country with a supposed 'socialist streak'?

Kids - and parents - love it for the freedom it affords and the friends made. Holiday camps are a win-win for all, writes Diana Clement.

In 1990, I was one of thousands of Kiwi kids jumping rope at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. There was only one thing more exciting than being part of the biggest date on New Zealand's calendar at the time: getting on TV.