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Consumer Forums

Background
The consumer forum programme is part of a wider consumer participation strategy. Improving consumer participation and communication between consumers and the Ministry of Health is a priority. We continue to develop these forums and visit different parts of the country each year to ensure disabled people their families, whanau, aiga and carers get an opportunity to meet with us and express their ideas.

Forum 2006
The Disability Services Directorate (DSD) held a series of consumer forums, hui and fono in towns and cities throughout the country during the first part of 2006. These forums provided us with an excellent opportunity to meet with the people who use the services we fund. It also gave us a chance to share what we have been doing to improve these services, and our future plans. These forums provided an opportunity for disabled people, their families, whanau and carers to discuss any concerns or suggestions they may have had with members of DSD.

The Deputy Director-General of DSD, Geraldine Woods attended many of these meetings as did representatives from the Office of Disability Issues (ODI) and the local Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination (NASC) organisation.

Forum 2006 report
This report summarises the issues and ideas that came up at the consumer forum, hui and fono held earlier this year. The report is based on notes and minutes taken at each meeting by the Federation of Disability Information Centres (NZFDIC).

Forum 2007
The 2007 forum programme provided an opportunity for people to talk to DSD about the disability support services we fund and to share ideas they had for the future provision of services. It was also a chance for DSD staff to hear about the issues that are affecting disabled people.

Read the online version of the Consumer forum report 2007

The meetings were held in:

	Date	Meeting Time	Venue
Dunedin hui	Thu 22-Mar-07	11.00 - 15.00	Huira Pa Marae, McLachlin Rd, Karitane
Dunedin	Thu 22-Mar-07	17.30 - 19.30	Port of Otago Lounge, Edgar Centre
Dunedin	Fri 23-Mar-07	10.00 - 12.00	Port of Otago Lounge, Edgar Centre
Christchurch	Thu 29-Mar-07	14.00 - 16.00 and 17.30 - 19.30	Wai Ora Trust, Te Ahi Kaa, 48 Watsons Road
Timaru	Fri 30-Mar-07	10.00 - 12.00	SBS Events Centre, South Canterbury Finance Lounge - Morgans Road
Blenheim	Tue 03-Apr-07	10.00 - 12.00	Scenic Circle Blenheim Country Hotel, Cnr Alfred and Henry Streets
Westport	Thu 26-Apr-07	10.00 - 12.00	Salvation Army Hall 20 - 22 Henley Street
Greymouth	Fri 27-Apr-07	10.00 - 12.00	Ashley Hotel 72 , Rimu Room Tasman St
Palmerston North	Thu 03-May-07	10.00 - 12.00	MASH Trust 602 - 606 Main Street
New Plymouth	Fri 04-May-07	10.00 - 12.00	Quality Hotel, Cnr Courtnery & Leach Streets, New Plymouth
Hamilton	Wed 09-May-07	14.00 - 16.00 and 17.30 - 19.30	Glenview International Hotel and Conference Centre, 254 Ohaupo Rd, Glenview
Auckland	Thu 10-May-07	13.00 - 15.00 and 18:30 - 20:30	Ellerslie Convention Centre, 80-100 Ascot Ave, Greenlane
Whangarei	Fri 11-May-07	10.00 - 12.00	Cafler Suite, Forum North, Whangarei District Council Building, Rust Ave
Masterton	Fri 18-May-07	10.00 - 12.00	Masterton Town Hall, 64 Chappell St, Masterton
Tauranga	Tue 22-May-07	13.00 - 15.00	Hotel Armitage, Cnr Brown, Willow & Park Streets
Gisborne - hui	Wed 23-May-07	10.00 - 14.00	Te Kuri a Tuatai Marae, 37 Lytton Rd
Rotorua - hui	Tue 29-May-07	10:30 -14:30	Tunohopu Marae, Ohinemotu, Rotorua
Hamilton - hui	Wed 30-May-07	10.00 - 14.00	Kirikiriroa Marae, Hamilton City
Auckland - hui	Thu 07-Jun-07	10.00 - 14.00	Hoani Waititi Marae, west Auckland
Kaitaia - hui	Fri 08-Jun-07	10.00 - 14.00	Te Rarawa Marae, Pukepoto Rd, Pukepoto, Kaitaia
Wellington	Tue 12-Jun-07	14.00 - 16.00 and 17.30 - 19.30	Drama Room 3 -Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown
Christchurch	Thu 14-Jun-07	10.00 - 14.00	TBC
Wellington Pasefika Fono	Mon 18 June	5.30 – 7.30pm	Freedom Hall, Bedford Street, Cannons Creek, Porirua

Page last updated: 1 July 2007