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Published: 5 February, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara is producing a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus.

Published: 20 May, 2025

Our 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report showed that investment in services for children and young people has not risen at the same level as other parts of the system.

Published: 9 April, 2026

A key role for Te Hiringa Mahara is to independently monitor the wellbeing, mental health and addiction system. We created this information as part of a wider monitoring plan.

Published: 25 June, 2020

Expanding access and choice to publicly funded mental health and addiction services Programmes for new frontline services have been launched at pace, such as nearly nationwide services via GPs, and pilot programmes with kaupapa Māori, Pacific and youth focus.

Published: 1 February, 2024

    The briefings provide the Minister of Health and Minister for Mental Health with information on Te Hiringa Mahara's role, purpose and organisational structure.

Published: 1 October, 2020

Through a dedicated Māori engagement team, we gathered strong input by Māori, including tāngata whaiora, whānau, and Kaupapa Māori supports and services.

Published: 16 June, 2026

2024 pdf, 284 KB Download Treaty Principles Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 332 KB Download Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 580 KB Download Submission on the draft Suicide Prevention Action Plan for 2025-2029, November 2024 pdf, 798 KB

Published: 4 September, 2023

Read the report: Under One Umbrella: integrated mental health, alcohol and other drug use care for young people in New Zealand report To learn more about our work, visit three of our recent reports: Te Huringa Tuarua: 2023 Youth services focus report (May 2023) Ka whakahuatau te rangatahi mō te Toiora

Published: 17 May, 2023

This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Youth services focus report - Admission of young people to adult inpatient mental health services.

Published: 22 August, 2024

The report has been informed by people with lived-experience telling us what they want and the types of services that work for them. Peer-led, community-based, and Kaupapa Māori services are working well and the experiences of those using these services have been positive.