WATCH: Kiwi Celebs Share Real Stories from NZ Kids Living in Poverty

Publish Date: Friday, 26 August 2016, 1:34PM

Taika Waititi is at the forefront of a new campaign aiming to build a conversation around NZ's child poverty rates.

In this video title #DearNewZealand Taika reads out a story from a real kiwi kid living in poverty and it's pretty heartbreaking.

Other well known Kiwis from television, radio, music and even rugby have taken part in the campaign.

Check it out here at Dear New Zealand's website.

#DearNewZealand we should probably start talking about child poverty. This is a real story by a real kiwi kid: https://t.co/SoEhzLxh0T
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) August 24, 2016

You can also check out Dominic Bowdens vid here:

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