Hello, Kia ora, and welcome back to issue 2 from the Establishment Unit

It’s been a very busy month for us with not a lot of weeks to go before we go live with the new Ministry on 1^st July. As an EU team, we are working hard on ensuring that the disability support services people receive will continue without disruption, that staff are in place for day one as well as all the foundation work required to start a ministry. It’s a very exciting journey to be on for all of us and it’s fair to say we are all learning a lot about the sector and the community we are working for.

If you have any specific questions on our work, please email us on: Establishmentunit@msd.govt.nz

Update on the name

The consultation for the new ministry's name has now closed and we will provide you with an update on the next steps soon. 

What else can you have your say on?

Naming alone is not our only focus as we are sure you can imagine. As our co-Chair of the Community Steering Group, Gerri Pomeroy put so well:

“Yes, the name is important, and I’m delighted this ministry will be the first to have a name in all three of Aotearoa’s official languages, but there is so much more the community can contribute. Hearing from disabled people and making sure their voices have impact, is vital to ensuring the new ministry has input to help shape it’s future. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity so we really want disabled people and whānau to get involved.”

We strongly encourage you to keep an eye on our engagement platform and Facebook page to continue to have your say on a range of topics or give us your ideas on the ideas wall.
www.amplifyu.org.nz/AmplifyU 

www.facebook.com/AmplifyU.NZ

We are also working on other formats for you to connect with us which includes freepost, 0800, SMS, stakeholder networks, face to face and very soon, in as many public spaces as we can, we will be getting the message of the new ministry and its purpose out there in informative brochures and posters. Feel free to get in touch if you would like us to send you a copy in the mail.

What does the future hold for the new Ministry?

From 1^st July under the new chief executive the Ministry will:

• Drive better outcomes for all disabled people
• Lead and coordinate cross-government strategic disability policy
• Work to deliver and transform disability support services
• Progress work on the broader transformation of the wider disability system

The exact details under each of these headings will be the role of the new ministry under the leadership of the new CE. The appointment of this vital role is being managed by the Public Service Commission and we understand it has been going well to appoint someone by the time the new ministry starts in July. We will make sure to let you know the progress on this once we have it.

We encourage all our important community members to give feedback on the future ministry’s work in whatever format you find easiest. Please see below for all the ways we currently have available. We aim to have more over the coming weeks.

Phone Number: 0800 566 601

Freepost Address:

Establishment Unit for the new Ministry for Disabled People
Reply Paid: 262204
PO Box 1556
Wellington

Email: establishmentunit@msd.govt.nz

www.AmplifyU.org.nz/AmplifyU

www.facebook.com/AmplifyU.NZ

New Ministry for Disabled People - Ministry of Social Development (msd.govt.nz)

Kia-ora, hoki mai anō ki tēnei whakaputanga tuarua nā te Rōpū Whakatū

Mēnā rā he pātai tautuhi āu mō ā mātou mahi, tēnā īmēra mai ki a mātou ki:

establishmentunit@msd.govt.nz

He aha atu anō hei tuku whakaaro mai māu?

Ehara Ehara i te mea ko te tapa ingoa tā mātou aronga anake. I kī tau ake nei tētahi o ō mātou Tiamana-tokorua o Te Rōpū Hapori Rūnaia, a Gerri Pomeroy:

“Āe, he mea nui te ingoa, ā, e hari ana au ko te manatū tuatahi tēnei kia whai ingoa ki ngā reo ōkawa e toru o Aotearoa otiia, he noa atu ngā takohatanga ka taea e te hapori.

Ko te rongo kōrero i ngā reo o ngā tāngata whaikaha e whakatūturuhia ai kia whai niho ō rātou reo, he mea nui tonu e whakatūturu ai te manatū hōu e whai take ai ki te whakaahu i tōna anamata. He angitūtanga me uaua ka puta, tēnā kei te hiahia kia whai wāhi mai ai te hunga whaikaha me ngā whānau.”

E kaha akiaki ana mātou i a koe kia mātai i tā mātou atamira me te whārangi pukamata kia tuku tonu mai ai ō whakaaro mō te whānuitanga o ngā kaupapa, ka tuku mai ai rānei ō whakaaro ki te pātū whakaaro.

www.amplifyu.org.nz/AmplifyU 

www.facebook.com/AmplifyU.NZ

E mahi ana hoki mātou me ētahi atu hōputu kia hono mai koe ki a mātou tae ake ki te mērā kore utu, 0800, patu tuhi, te hunga whaipānga tūhonotanga, kanohi ki te kanohi, ā, hei kō tata ake, kei ngā wāhi maha o te tūmatanui e taea ana. Ka whakaputa atu mātou i te karere o te manatū hōu me tāna pūtake ki ngā mātārere whakamōhio me ngā pānui whakaahua. Tēnā, whakapā mai ki te hiahia koe kia tukuna atu ai he kape ki a koe mā te mēra.

He aha kei te anamata mō te Manatū hōu?

Ki Hei te 1 o Hūrae, i raro i te Tumu Whakarae hōu, ka whakarato te Manatū kia:

• Kōkiri he putanga pai ake mō te hunga whaikaha
• Ārahi me te whakahaere i ngā rautaki kaupapa here mō te hunga whaikaha puta i te kāwanatanga
• Mahi kia whakaratohia me te panoni nuitia ai i ngā ratonga tautoko mō te hunga whaikaha
• Ārahi haere i ngā mahi panonitanga whānui atu mō te pūnaha whaikaha

Ko ngā taipitopito tonu i raro i ēnei ūpoko -koia nei te tūranga o te manatū hōu i raro i te hautūtanga o te CE hōu. Ko te kaiwhiwhi o tēnei tūranga hira e whakahaerehia ana e te Mana Ratonga Tūmatanui, ā, e mōhio ana mātou kua pai nei te haere o te whakatau mā wai tēnei mahi i mua i te tīmatanga mai o te manatū hōu hei te Hūrae. Ka whakamōhio mātou i a koutou ka tika e pēhea ana te haere i tēnei mahi, ina whakatauhia ai.

E akiaki ana mātou i te hunga hira katoa o te hapori kia tukua mai ō koutou whakaaro mō ngā mahi i te manatū te haere ake nei, ahakoa te ara e ngāwari ake ana māu. Tēnā, tirohia a raro nei ngā ara e wātea ana. Ko te whāinga ia kia nui atu hei ngā wiki te haere ake nei.

Phone Number: 0800 566 601

Freepost Address:

Establishment Unit for the new Ministry for Disabled People
Reply Paid: 262204
PO Box 1556
Wellington

Email: establishmentunit@msd.govt.nz

www.AmplifyU.org.nz/AmplifyU

www.facebook.com/AmplifyU.NZ

New Ministry for Disabled People - Ministry of Social Development (msd.govt.nz)