Who's Your Boss: Paula Tesoriero
'The Post' is interviewing every public service leader for a 10 minutes. Whaikaha chief executive Paula Tesoriero was interviewed by Anna Whyte.
Nau mai, haere mai.
Welcome to Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People.
Whaikaha is being established as a standalone government department.
We will work across government to improve outcomes for more than one million disabled people in New Zealand.
We will provide disability system leadership across government and focus on removing barriers and bringing about societal changes that improve the lives of disabled people.
Disability support services are now provided by MSD.
News from Whaikaha
Recording of the Stats NZ and Whaikaha webinar is now available
On Wednesday, 9 April Stats NZ and Whaikaha discussed insights from the Household Disability Survey 2023 and what it means for disabled people.
National Pacific Disability Approach released
Whaikaha has today released a document to contribute to the wellbeing goals and aspirations of the Pacific disabled community.
About Whaikaha
Get to know Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People, our role in Government and our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Find out about the history of disability in Aotearoa New Zealand and the journey that led to our new Ministry.
Discover why we're transforming the disability system in line with the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.