New Zealand Disability Strategy delivering the actions
The strategy has 34 actions across 5 priority areas of education, employment, health, housing and justice.
The change stories below explain:
- the goal for each priority area and the supporting actions
- when the actions will be carried out and by which government agencies
- the order for carrying out the actions and the links between the actions
- the risks and challenges to carrying out the actions.
Alternate formats are available in audio, Braille, Easy Read, large print and New Zealand Sign Language. We will provide an update on the status of each action every six months. The next update will be in September.
Roadmap of strategy delivery over 5 years
The strategy 'road map' provides an overview of the progress of each action over 5 years. During the 2026 calendar year 12 actions will be scoped, 6 developed and 13 will be started or implemented.
Roadmap in accessible word document (DOCX 75KB)
Alternate Formats
Roadmap over 5 years Audio (MP3 9.4MB)
Roadmap over 5 years Braille (BRF 21KB)
Roadmap over 5 years large print (DOCX 125KB)
Roadmap over 5 years large print (PDF 214KB)
Easy Read
Education roadmap over 5 years Easy Read (PDF 2.2MB)
Employment roadmap over 5 years Easy Read (PDF 2.3MB)
Health roadmap over 5 years Easy Read (PDF 2MB)
Housing roadmap over 5 years Easy Read (PDF 2.3MB)
Justice roadmap over 5 years Easy Read (PDF 2.8MB)
Roles and responsibilities
There are different roles and responsibilities for delivering the strategy.
Governance
The overall direction for the strategy is set by the Government. The Minister for Disability Issues owns the strategy. Ministers in the Ministerial Disability Leadership Group are responsible for the actions led by their agency.
Delivery
Government agencies lead the work in the priority areas of education, employment, health, housing and justice. They will also work with disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori. Lead agencies deliver the actions while supporting agencies give advice and information.
Coordination
Whaikaha coordinates work on the strategy by setting up processes, preparing information, reporting on progress and managing communication across government agencies.