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Guidance for Public Service Agencies: Developing DEI Plans

  1. Section 01
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Integrating Papa Pounamu and Kia Toipoto
  2. Section 02
    Using this guidance
  3. Section 03
    Publishing your plan
  4. Section 04
    Contents of your plan
  5. Section 05
    Recommended Format
  6. Section 06
    Appendix 1: How Papa Pounamu and Kia Toipoto relate to statutory obligations and to DEI
  7. Section 07
    Appendix 2: Key resources
  8. Section 08
    Questions and Answers
03 July 2024

Purpose of the Guidance

This guidance supports agencies to develop Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plans that meet the reporting requirements of Papa Pounamu and Kia Toipoto, and reflect the shared outcomes and strong connections between them. Publishing annual plans also drives progress and provides accountability for agency and system DEI commitments and goals.

This guidance responds to requests by agencies for the Public Service Commission to simplify and reduce agency reporting on DEI. In 2023, as a first step, we invited you to combine your Papa Pounamu Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and Kia Toipoto plans. Going forward, creating a more integrated plan is intended to be even easier and more efficient. Agencies can still choose to develop and publish separate plans (and reference Papa Pounamu priority areas and Kia Toipoto drivers) if they choose to.

  2. Section 01
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Integrating Papa Pounamu and Kia Toipoto