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Published: 27 June, 2023

Despite increased investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services over the last five years, the level of investment into kaupapa Māori services remains at less than 11 per cent of the total mental health and addiction expenditure.

Published: 10 March, 2026

  Over the past three years, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has worked with young people to understand what drives mental health and wellbeing, including their experiences of online environments.

Published: 9 April, 2025

This lends itself to a phased, regional approach, where different parts of the country move ahead when they are ready. In areas where improvements can be introduced now, there is the opportunity for people in need to be better supported by a health response.

Published: 18 August, 2022

For those people, their future wellbeing, and hopes for a better life, have been severely curtailed. The ongoing wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 are yet to be seen. For many, longstanding inequalities were exacerbated.

Published: 25 February, 2026

“The data we have gathered clearly shows that the system is less responsive to the high level of mental health need of Māori, Pacific and disabled people. Options need to be available that are tailored for these young people to enable better mental health and wellbeing outcomes.

Published: 5 June, 2024

Downloads Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic Download Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic Download Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga The Journey Has Begun infographic This infographic presents selected key findings from our 2024

Published: 16 September, 2024

   Te Reo Māori is a factor in wellbeing In July 2024 we published the Assessment of Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic . This shows how the link between culture and wellbeing.   NCEA level 2 achievement was higher for Māori who attended kura kaupapa.

Published: 5 May, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has produced 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: 10 October, 2022

The wellbeing analysis in the report draws on the He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, which describes the aspects of good wellbeing in Aotearoa and guides the way we monitor the systems that influence wellbeing in our communities.

Published: 1 July, 2021

To learn more about the co-define phase of this work, read and download the full report below Downloads Developing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework Download Developing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework Download