Strategic Intentions | Ngā Takunetanga ā-Rautaki July 2025 - June 2029

MSD’s Strategic Intentions 2025-2029 sets out MSD’s strategic intentions for the next four years. It covers who we are and what we do, what we want to achieve, and what we are doing to get there.

Publishing strategic intentions supports accountability to our Minister, Parliament and the public, and meets the reporting requirements set out in the Public Finance Act 1989.

Contents

Minister’s foreword 

Chief Executive’s introduction

Part 1 – Who we are and what we do 

• Our role
• Our work 
• Our operating environment

Part 2 – What we want to achieve 

• Our purpose
• Our outcomes
• Our strategic shifts
• Our focus areas
• Our impact
• Our performance framework

Part 3 – Helping us get there

• Our organisational foundations

Appendix – Services we provide