Our vision is to create a gender-equal Aotearoa New Zealand. By improving understanding and providing opportunities to drive change throughout the motu, we can empower women and girls in all their diversity to feel valued and have the freedom to make choices about their futures.
We strive to achieve our vision through giving life to our organisational values.
Our actions are Courageous
We are willing to take a stand on issues of importance, being careful and respectful in the way we do that but never shying away from the challenges. We take our role of holding the government and society accountable for their actions.
Inclusivity is at the core of our mahi
We take an intersectional feminist approach to our work. We welcome women and girls in all their diversity, and seek to represent a diversity of viewpoints.
Our Influence builds trust
We work across all political parties and agencies, seeking win-win solutions to multiple issues. Our advocacy is based on evidence, including lived experience.
Our work succeeds through valued Relationships
We present a collective voice to policy makers with input from NCWNZ members in a variety of ways. We collaborate with other value-aligned organisations to achieve our goals.
We are proud to be Te Tiriti partners
We are committed to equity and social justice, including recognising the rights of Māori as tangata whēnua in Aotearoa, and partners in Te Tiriti o Waitangi alongside the Crown.
Our History guides our kaupapa
We honour our NCWNZ tūpuna through our current actions, building on their legacy to create change in our modern world.