Whangarei advocates say they haven't seen any change in the number of children living in poverty despite the Child Poverty Monitor 2017 reporting a drop in the past year.
The report showed there were now 15,000 fewer children living with severe material hardship.
Whangarei Child Poverty Action group spokeswoman and health promotion manager at Manaia Health, Ngaire Rae, said the reduction was great, but "let's not stop now".
"All children should have all the things they need to have the basics in life fulfilled and until that's happened, we shouldn't be relaxing at all.
"Isn't that the New Zealand that we'd want? That all children live in warm, dry homes, all children have the clothing they need, the food that is nourishing, people that love them, that they have a firm identity.