Our organisation and values

The Ministry is arranged into four business groups:

• Commissioning Design and Delivery and Policy
• Strategy and Partnerships
• People and Culture
• Corporate Services.

Each group is led by a Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) who is a member of the Executive Leadership team. The Executive Leadership team also includes a Kaihautū – Chief Advisor Māori who provides strategic advice and leads parts of our integrated work programme to ensure our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is reflected. The Ministry has progressively built organisational capability and capacity to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Ministry offices are located in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

The Ministry is a flexible-by-default employer and is committed to supporting the provision of flexible working arrangements to reflect the diverse needs of our kaimahi/staff.

Our organisational values

Our three values represent and underpin who we are and what we stand for. Our values help us to align our daily actions with a common purpose and a shared understanding of what should guide our behaviour. Our people are committed to living our values.

Our purpose is to:

• improve the way disability support is provided
• make changes in society and communities to make things better for:
  • tāngata whaikaha Māori and disabled people
  • their whānau and families.

 Our organisational values  have been developed in Te Reo Māori, English and NZSL to support us to achieve our purpose.

These values are:

• Mana Taurite│Equity drives us
• Mana Kaha │We strengthen and support
• Mana Tūhura│We explore and learn