Consultation on the draft Carers' Strategy Action Plan

Overview

This survey is an opportunity for you to offer feedback on the new draft Carers’ Strategy Action Plan. It’s one part of our wider consultation process. If you’d like to know more about this go check out MSD's consultation page.

Carers are a broad group including family, whānau, aiga and individual carers. With this survey we want to hear from anyone with an interest in caring.

Consultation ends on 12 February. Following this date, we will work through all feedback which will then support advice to the Ministers on how to proceed with the final Action Plan which is due to launch in 2026.

Background

The previous Carers’ Strategy Action Plan expired at the end of 2023 and work has been ongoing to replace this with a new Action Plan. Multiple partners and stakeholders have been involved in the development of this draft Action Plan, including:

• government agencies
• the NZ Carers Alliance
• the Carers’ Strategy Advisory Group, (established in May 2025 to provide expertise, knowledge, and advice in the development of the draft Action Plan).

The latest draft Action Plan sets out ambitious outcomes to make a material difference for carers over the long term. Development has drawn on engagement, evidence, and insights since the launch of the Carers’ Strategy in 2008. To read more about the draft Action Plan, please refer to the Discussion document, which you can find on MSD's consultation page.