Accessible, adult community-education programmes help to build an inclusive society that promotes the wellbeing of its people. They bring us together as New Zealanders. These community services are also vital recovery partners for many people with experience of mental-health problems.

Cutting funds to such a vital sector of our national community will have serious, negative consequences for a large portion of the country.

We, the undersigned, strongly urge you. Protect our community-education services. Nurture our creative programmes. Enhance our language services and our personal development services.