Children and young people are accepted, respected and connected
UPDATE: Te Korowai Whetū Social Cohesion released
Te Korowai Whetū Social Cohesion strategic framework and related tools and resources was released in October 2022, along with a community fund supporting initiatives that bring out the best of our communities.
The Ministry of Social Development is responsible for developing three policy products to improve social cohesion in New Zealand. To give effect to the recommendations of the Royal Inquiry into the Christchurch Terror Attack, Cabinet mandated work to:
- engage with communities to creates a strategic framework based on a shared understanding of social cohesion focused on what unites us as people in New Zealand, while valuing diversity and taking tangible steps to become an inclusive society
- build on the Government’s existing work programme through tangible government actions in the short, medium and long term to improve social cohesion
- identify how to support and enable communities, the business sector, the cultural sector, and central and local government to undertake actions to improve social cohesion in their communities, including specific ways stakeholders can contribute.
Extensive and targeted engagement was undertaken in 2021 and 2022, to inform policy development
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