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Supporting Carers' Contributions The Carers' Strategy Action Plan
07 September 2026.
These papers outline Cabinet agreement to the cross-government Mahi Aroha Carers’ Strategy Action Plan (Action Plan) to support informal or unpaid carers (Appendix 1) and provide further detail on the Action Plan, development, consultation and governance.
The following documents that provide further explanation on the development of the Action Plan and public consultation are already public:
- Initial agreement to the draft Carer's Strategy Action Plan and progression to public consultation, which outline Cabinet agreement in principle to the government commitments in the draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan. https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/cabinet-papers/2025/initial-agreement-to-the-draft-carers-strategy-action-plan-and-progression-to-public-consultation.html
- Draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan: Discussion document November 2025, which outlines the draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan and development. https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/consultations/carers-strategy-action-plan/discussion-document.pdf
- Draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan: Summary document November 2025, which provides a summary of the draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan and development. https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/consultations/carers-strategy-action-plan/summary.pdf.