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Published: 3 April, 2025

The purpose of this report is to monitor the progress and achievements of the Access and Choice programmes over the five-year period from 2019/20 to 2023/24.

Published: 1 October, 2020

The methods and measurement development was guided by our monitoring strategy, strategic direction from our EAG, technical direction from our advisory, and insights from our public consultation process about what people want to see measured and their expectations for how we monitor.

Published: 5 March, 2025

  The panel included lived experience insights and representatives from Health NZ and Police. Te Hiringa Mahara facilitated the webinar, and shared findings from our acute options insights paper along with an introduction to work we are doing on monitoring crisis responses.

Published: 19 August, 2026

  Tuari brings over 30 years of experience in the alcohol, drug, and mental health sector, contributing at all levels of sector development from his personal experience, to working as a clinician and involvement in strategic management.

Published: 9 April, 2025

  We have heard concerns about communication of the proposed changes from many people.  We must keep the focus on the people who access these services and continue to call for input from people with lived experience and the whānau who support them.

Published: 23 October, 2024

Tāngata whaiora from the services spoke about being listened to and given options in response to their needs. As a guest from Te Puna Wai said, “[I] had a great chat with one of the staff members who helped de-escalate the situation and made me feel confident to stay safe when I got home.”

Published: 5 June, 2024

This report focuses on access to mental health and addiction services and options available over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023.   We hosted a webinar to walk people through key findings from this report alongside the data behind these findings.

Published: 23 May, 2024

A new report from Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that more should be done to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes of Pacific peoples.

Published: 3 April, 2025

 Access and choice programme at five years webinar recording Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining key findings from our new, independent report: Access and Choice Programme: Monitoring report on progress and achievements at five years .

Published: 20 May, 2025

At the same time, we need to prevent risk factors from creating vulnerabilities among our rangatahi and young people.