This report presents insights from complaints made to the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) from 2023 to 2025 about the experiences of disabled people | tāngata whaikaha when using health services. The themes in this report can help identify where health systems can better support the rights of disabled people … Read more
Disabled people die from treatable conditions at five times the rate of non-disabled people, according to a major new report examining disabled people’s experiences of health care in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report, A Window on Disability was published by Health Quality & Safety Commission Te Tāhū Hauora in partnership … Read more
Executive summary About this report In 2017, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) undertook research on how New Zealand’s economy could benefit if disabled people had better access to work and education. In 2025, Whaikaha asked NZIER to update its research. This document summarises NZIER’s findings. The 2025 … Read more
Making justice accessible for Deaf and disabled people Providing free legal advice, advocacy, and education so you can understand your rights and take action. Aotearoa Disability Law (ADL) is the only legal service in New Zealand that focuses just on disability‑related legal issues. It gives free legal advice, advocacy, and … Read more
Section 1: Introduction Total Mobility is a government programme that helps disabled people travel when they cannot use public transport on their own. Public transport generally means buses, trains, or ferries. Total Mobility reduces the cost of travelling by taxi and some other forms of transport by paying 75 percent … Read more
The Government has announced changes to Total Mobility funding settings to ensure the continued financial viability of the scheme. The Government has decided to: The Government will also provide some additional funding to public transport authorities to reduce their funding shortfalls and support them to stay fully within the scheme, … Read more
Introduction In 2019, Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa launched the Disability Plan, which included funding to help bring the plan to life. One of the plan’s key commitments was to invest in partnerships, programmes and funds that support disabled tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) to be active. To help … Read more
Proposal 1. This paper provides a short summary of the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill (the Bill) to inform the Cabinet Legislative Committee’s consideration of the Government’s legislative programme. Executive Summary 2. Accessibility barriers contribute to poor outcomes for disabled people. The Bill was introduced by the previous … Read more
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