Highest Support Needs Review and Change Programme
Key documents
These key documents provide the Highest Support Needs Review background:
2022 – Media Release and Cabinet Paper – Results of the Highest Support Needs Review and recommendations for change
- Media release – Minister Tinetti – Announcement of the Highest Support Needs Change Programme
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (English) - Beehive.govt.nz(external link)
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Māori) [DOCX, 16 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Māori) [PDF, 108 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Braille) [BRF, 3 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Cook Islands Māori) [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Cook Islands Māori) [PDF, 115 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Fijian) [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Fijian) [PDF, 112 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Kiribati) [DOCX, 18 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Kiribati) [PDF, 109 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Niuean) [DOCX, 24 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Niuean) [PDF, 110 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Rotuman) [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Rotuman) [PDF, 122 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Samoan) [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Samoan) [PDF, 113 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tokelauan) [DOCX, 18 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tokelauan) [PDF, 120 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tongan) [DOCX, 18 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tongan) [PDF, 120 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tuvaluan) [DOCX, 17 KB]
- Nov 2022 Beehive Press release (Tuvaluan) [PDF, 115 KB]
- Cabinet Paper & minutes – recommendations for change
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change (English) [DOCX, 146 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change (English) [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change (Māori) [DOCX, 111 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change (Māori) [PDF, 373 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report back to Cabinet (Braille) [BRF, 7 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Cook Islands Māori) [DOCX, 93 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Cook Islands Māori) [PDF, 231 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Kiribati) [DOCX, 92 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Kiribati) [PDF, 189 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Niuean) [DOCX, 101 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Niuean) [PDF, 187 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Rotuman) [DOCX, 99 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Rotuman) [PDF, 246 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Samoan) [DOCX, 97 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Samoan) [PDF, 228 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Tokelauan) [DOCX, 100 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Tokelauan) [PDF, 231 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Tongan) [DOCX, 100 KB]
- Cabinet Paper – Highest Needs Review – Report Back and recommendations for change – Executive summary (Tongan) [PDF, 237 KB]
2022 – Stakeholder research informing the Cabinet paper and work programme
- Highest Needs Review Stakeholder Research – Scoping Phase 1: Oct 2022
- NZCER – Highest Needs Review - What Matters to Stakeholders Oct 2022 (English) [DOCX, 1.9 MB]
- NZCER – Highest Needs Review - What Matters to Stakeholders Oct 2022 (English) [PDF, 1018 KB]
- NZCER – Te Arotake Hiahia Teitei Rawa: He aha ngā pūtake hira rawaki te hunga pupuru pānga [PDF, 1 MB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Māori) [PDF, 171 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Cook Islands Māori) [PDF, 240 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Chinese) [PDF, 436 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Fijian) [PDF, 178 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Hindi) [PDF, 250 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Korean) [PDF, 234 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Niuean) [PDF, 173 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Samoan) [PDF, 169 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Tokelauan) [PDF, 178 KB]
- Appendix One Summary of Engagement (Tongan) [PDF, 205 KB]
2021 – Cabinet Paper and Briefing Notes - Scope and Terms of Reference of the Review
- Cabinet Paper and Minutes
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Full (English) [PDF, 2 MB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Māori) [PDF, 155 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Chinese) [PDF, 291 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Cook Islands Māori) [PDF, 202 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Fijian) [PDF, 175 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Hindi) [PDF, 197 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Korean) [PDF, 121 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Niuean) [PDF, 130 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Samoan) [PDF, 159 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Tokelauan) [PDF, 166 KB]
- Final Cabinet Paper on Scope and Terms of Reference – Executive summary (Tongan) [PDF, 174 KB]
- Briefing Note – Talking Points for Social Wellbeing Committee
- Briefing Note – Cabinet Paper
Government decisions
- Highest Needs Review: Report back to Cabinet and overview of the mixed model approach [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- Highest Needs Review Cabinet Paper [PDF, 2 MB]
- Briefing Note 1266951 Draft Cabinet paper [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Accessible formats available
The Executive Summary of the Cabinet paper, Summary of Engagement, and Terms of Reference have been translated from English to Te Reo, Pacific languages (Cook Island Māori, Fijian, Kiribati, Niuean, Rotuman, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tuvaluan). They are also available in Chinese, Hindi and Korean.
Accessible versions in Braille, PDF and Word are on this site. Future key document will be done in NZ Sign Language. For other accessible versions, email: enquiries.national@education.govt.nz.
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