News release, 18 November 2025 The Carers Alliance and Carers NZ have welcomed the Government’s commitment to consult on a new national Action Plan for Carers, describing the announcement as…
September 2025 Background Our input into the draft NZDS is made on behalf of the Carers Alliance of 61 national not for profits and the peak body for carers, Carers…
Download our media release here. We encourage all New Zealanders to help family carers feel seen by signing our petition at https://wecare.nz More than a million New Zealanders support…
The Court of Appeal has just released a decision that family carers of disabled people are not employees of Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People. While it is good to…
Thank you so much for your responses to our survey! We are very grateful that so many of you took the time to share your experiences. To read responses, collated…
Carers NZ will be talking to carers around Aotearoa New Zealand in the coming months. It will be nice to see each other in person for sharing, connection, nibbles and…
The economic contribution and sacrifices of unpaid family, whānau and aiga carers in New Zealand for Alzheimers NZ, Carers NZ, the Carers Alliance, IHC and the Ministry of Social Development.…
