Our strategic direction | Tō mātou ahunga rautaki
Our purpose, outcomes and strategies are what we want to achieve and are described in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Our strategic framework
Purpose
Our purpose describes why MSD exists.
The te reo Māori version of our purpose statement is a figurative translation. It means caring for people and caring for whānau and families.
Manaaki tangata, Manaaki whānau. We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Outcomes
Our outcomes are what we will achieve in order to deliver to our purpose:
- New Zealanders get the support they require
- New Zealanders are resilient and live in inclusive and supportive communities
- New Zealanders participate positively in society and reach their potential.
Strategic direction and shifts
Te Pae Tawhiti – Our Future presents our strategic direction, describing the three shifts we will make across our organisation in all of our work to achieve our outcomes:
- Mana manaaki. A positive experience every time
- Kotahitanga. Partnering for greater impact
- Kia takatū tātou. Supporting long-term social and economic development.
Te Pae Tata and Pacific Prosperity embrace the three shifts and describe how they will be realised for Māori and Pacific peoples:
- Te Pae Tata - Te Rautaki Māori me te Mahere Mahi | Our Māori Strategy and Action Plan
- Pacific Prosperity - Our People, Our Solutions, Our Future | Our Pacific Strategy and Action Plan.
Delivering to our strategies
Te Pae Tawhiti – Our Future is MSD’s foundational strategy, describing what we need to do to deliver to our three outcomes.
Te Pae Tata and Pacific Prosperity are key enabling strategies, guiding MSD on what needs to be done to work together more effectively to improve social and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
While progressing towards Te Pae Tawhiti – Our Future, MSD has continued to deliver to Te Pae Tata and Pacific Prosperity through our key areas of work (employment, housing, income support and communities) and Te Pae Tawhiti Transformation Programme.
We have strengthened collaborative relationships across MSD, with other government agencies, iwi, Māori and communities to identify and improve social and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
Examples of our work include supporting the Crown as a Treaty partner, delivering to cross-government strategies such as Te Aorerekura – the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence, and developing regional service models to support whānau Māori and Pacific people in hardship.
For more information about how we are delivering to our outcomes and strategies across our key areas of work, see pages 19-33.
