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2026 consultation documents

This consultation has now closed.

This page contains the 2026 consultation document and a summary. These are available in alternate formats and in te reo Māori, Tongan and Samoan translations.

Consultation document

  • DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 401 KB) 
  • DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 525 KB) 
  • Large Print DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 211 KB) 
  • Large Print DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 435 KB)
  • Braille DSS Consultation 2026 (BRF, 27.4 KB)
  • Audio DSS Consultation 2026 (MP3, 12.2 MB)

Summary document

  • Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 126 KB)
  • Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 129 KB)
  • Large Print Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 195 KB)
  • Large Print Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 253 KB) 
  • Braille Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (BRF, 8.37 KB)
  • Audio Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (MP3, 3.96 MB)
  • NZSL Summary DSS Consultation (links to YouTube) external
  • Samoan - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 120 KB)
  • Samoan - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 125 KB)
  • Te reo Māori - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 121 KB)
  • Te reo Māori - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 131 KB)
  • Tongan - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (Word, 123 KB)
  • Tongan - Summary DSS Consultation 2026 (PDF, 170 KB)
Updated on 03 August 2026
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