Is cross party consensus on child poverty within reach?

The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition met earlier this week to discuss the government's Child Poverty Reduction Bill and whether parliamentary-wide support can be gained. National party leader Simon Bridges says his party wants to collaborate, but the bill does not go far enough, and National is proposing several amendments. The Commissioner for Children, Andrew Becroft, has been pushing for cross-party cooperation on the issue, and says Ms Ardern and Mr Bridges have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reach an accord.