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ministries by meeting their obligations under Te Tiriti o
Waitangi and the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. There is an acknowledgement by the Ministry of the distinct views of disabled peoples in pre-colonial Aotearoa. The Ministry aims to change the relationship between disabled people and the government to one that fosters the success of individuals and recognises that they are not people in need of being ‘fixed’.
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to establishing the new ministry. Sepuloni stated that the new ministry would be responsible for leading and coordinating strategic disability policy across the New
Zealand Government, reforming the wider disability system, and improving disabled outcomes in the areas of employment, education, health
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to reform the country's disability support system and improve outcomes for disabled people. Sepuloni justified the creation of the new ministry on the grounds that the current disability system in New
Zealand had "broken down" and that consolidating these services within a single agency would improve
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Whaikaha was established with two purposes; lead a true partnership between the disability community, Māori and
Government; and help transform the disability system in line with the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach. Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People purports to do things differently to other
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was not going to increase funding for disabled people and their families "because the
Government’s coffers are not an endless open pit". On 20 March, Simmonds said Whaikaha had done an inadequate job in conveying changes to disabled people's funding. She also questioned how the money has been spent
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to the new ministry, poor financial management and monitoring capabilities, ageing IT infrastructure and business practices, and workforce shortages (with 97 vacant positions in
September 2023). While the Ministry for Disabled People now had a new operational model to match its mandate, its
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and suggested some families were wasting their funding on “massages, overseas travel and pedicures”. The changes have caused widespread anguish within the disabled community, with a petition opposing the changes attracting more than 10,000 signatures in 24 hours. In response to criticism,
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formally launched the new government department as
Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People. During the official launch, it was confirmed that Whaikaha would be the first government department with names in the country's three official languages:
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Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero, Te Ao Mārama chair Tristram Ingham, New Zealand Disability Support Network chief executive Peter Reynolds, and the
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Rite tahi: Equity, participation and equality and non-discrimination.
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Rangatiratanga: Protection, revitalisation and development of taonga.
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In mid April 2024, disability advocate Jane Carrigan called on the
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