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Published: 2 September, 2024

  Our deepest sympathies to all his whānau, his people of Tainui, iwi from across the motu and indeed the world. King Tūheitia was a great unifier of people, with his call for ‘Kotahitanga’, unity, as the way for us all. Kotahitanga is his legacy.

Published: 27 September, 2024

From 2022 to 2024 Wayne was a member of the Primary Industry Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Group. He is involved in a variety of rural industry and community initiatives, including currently chairing Federated Farmers. Wayne farms with his family in Golden Bay.

Published: 2 October, 2025

Monitoring data we draw on will be available from late 2025 and will be included in our May 2026 monitoring report.   The published data will provide the mental health and wellbeing context for people that we advocate for.

Published: 30 April, 2026

review of youth and rangatahi early intervention and secondary prevention pdf, 1.1 MB Download Effectiveness review of youth and rangatahi early intervention and secondary prevention docx, 619 KB Download ‘Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health’ webinar We will share key findings from

Published: 1 June, 2021

In the data phase, the Initial Commission looked at how they could use information collected from many sectors to develop draft wellbeing indicators and measures for the framework.

Published: 5 June, 2024

More New Zealanders are accessing mental health or addiction support from a GP or other primary health provider. The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23.

Published: 11 June, 2025

   “This will rely on having meaningful lived experience leadership, services meeting the highest needs, respect for human rights, along with achieving both equitable access and outcomes from services to name a few”.

Published: 10 July, 2025

The panel discussed findings from the assessment, approaches to improving wellbeing for whānau Māori, and lived experience perspectives of social determinants.

Published: 25 July, 2023

Many of you will know Barbara from the significant roles she has had in the mental health and addiction sector over the years, including the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018. We will welcome Barbara at our next meeting.

Published: 5 June, 2023

The lessons learned from Pacific communities' experiences during the pandemic should inform future policies and responses.