At the end of February 2026, the number of dapaanz members identifying as Māori reached 608, or a smidge under 30% of total membership (2068 members). This milestone, and what it means for health services, communities and the addiction workforce across Aotearoa, means a great deal to us.
Our Māori membership has steadily increased over the last decade.
In the last five years, our Māori membership has increased at twice the rate of overall membership – growing by 54% from 2021 (396 members) to 608 members today.
In the nine years since 2017, the number of Māori registered practitioners has slightly more than tripled to reach 313 registered practitioners (including nine non-practicing practitioners), or just over half our Māori membership:
Māori addiction workforce growth outpaces overall workforce
Overall, Māori membership increased a little more than two and a half times between 2017 and 2026.
Today, Māori registered practitioners represent 27% of all registered practitioners, up from 15% in 2017.
We are incredibly proud of this and what it means for growing our capability as a sector.
We extend special thanks to the kaimahi Māori who have chosen to join our sector and to the organisations, educators, mentors and managers, who have enabled and supported our strong and growing Māori addiction workforce.
This graphic showing Maori practitioners and all practitioners includes non-practicing practitioners. This membership category was established in 2024 to support registered practitioners who may not be working in client-facing roles to remain registered as they [progress through their career.
At the end of February 2026, there were 40 non-practicing addiction practitioners including nine Māori.
One quarter of all dapaanz supervisors are Māori.
The number of dapaanz Māori supervisors more than quadrupled since 2017, as the number of all supervisors almost doubled.