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Published: 31 March, 2026

“Māori account for 55 percent of all adults placed in seclusion, despite making up just 17 percent of the population. Māori are also more likely than any other group to be subject to compulsory assessment and treatment orders.

Published: 9 March, 2023

“Māori leadership in keeping people safe during COVID-19 was evident across a broad range of community-based organisations, including Whānau Ora providers, women’s refuges, and Māori wardens.

Published: 30 June, 2022

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Published: 27 January, 2022

The figures for Māori are also concerning. Māori mental health service users have vaccination rates 17% lower than the general population, and Māori addiction service user rates are 26% lower than the general population.

Published: 29 June, 2023

There is huge potential for further development of the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and kawa.

Published: 3 April, 2025

The report provides: findings on what was delivered impact on people and the mental health and addiction landscape recommendations for the programme to achieve its objectives Selected key findings from the report on the use of Access and Choice services by Māori are included in a Kaupapa Māori primary

Published: 20 May, 2022

  In its report the Commission emphasised the importance of continuing investment in youth services as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services.

Published: 30 November, 2022

“We are pleased to see an improvement in the size of the Kaupapa Māori workforce compared with last year, with 29 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts. This included 17 additional Kaupapa Māori services established over the 2021/22 year.

Published: 5 February, 2023

It is also important to recognise that rural communities are not one monolithic group, and that rural issues disproportionately affect Māori.

Published: 10 July, 2023

We also report that Māori are more likely to be subject to CCTOs than other populations in Aotearoa.