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Tauawhitia te Wero – Embracing the Challenge: National mental health and addiction workforce development plan 2006-2009

Date of publication: December 2005

ISBN 0-478-29904-4 (book)
ISBN 0-4788-22905-2 (internet)

HP 4208

Suggested citation: Ministry of Health. 2005. Tauawhitia te Wero – Embracing the Challenge: National mental health and addiction workforce development plan 2006-2009 Wellington: Ministry of Health.


Tauawhitia te Wero provides a framework for the development of the mental health and addiction workforce over the next four years.

It is also intended as a high-level ‘umbrella’ plan providing national direction on key issues for all other workforce planning in the mental health and addiction sector. It builds on the more detailed workforce development and planning activities of the national mental health and addiction programmes and centres, District Health Boards (DHBs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the regional mental health and addiction workforce co-ordinators.

Tauawhitia te Wero maintains an emphasis on a systemic approach to mental health and addiction workforce development and contains goals, objectives and actions across five strategic imperatives:

The plan will be monitored by the:


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