To provide support, advice and education for people with dementia in NZ, their families/whanau, friends and caregivers; To educate and inform the public, and the medical and helping professions, of problems associated with dementia in NZ; To stimulate social research and improve the management of dementia disease and related disorders in NZ; To raise government and community awareness and encourage action by highlighting the needs of people living with dementia and their relatives in NZ.