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Published: 5 June, 2024

Our speakers were: Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction System Leadership Natalie Horspool , Principal Advisor Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership Guy Baker , Principal Advisor Māori Whānau Lived Experience Dr Ainsleigh Cribb-Su'a (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti

Published: 4 November, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, is calling for a cohesive national mental health crisis response system by June 2027. “A highly effective crisis response system is at the heart of mental health and addiction services.

Published: 10 July, 2023

Practices that need to change now under the current Mental Health Act 1992: We want to see a reduction in the number of applications and outcomes granted for CCTOs, and a reduction in the rate of CCTO use. We want to see a reduction in the inequitable use of CCTOs for Māori and Pacific.

Published: 12 September, 2019

The Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019.

Published: 20 May, 2025

It is vitally important we continue to learn from people with first-hand experience of the Mental Health Act 1992.

Published: 8 June, 2022

“Through the reforms, the Commission will work closely with the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand, and te Mana Hauora Māori (the Māori Health Authority) to support, guide, and monitor a health system that prioritises mental health and wellbeing, and that puts mental health and addiction services

Published: 31 May, 2023

This mental health and addiction service monitoring report is the main report that monitors across the breadth of national-level data. It aims to show what is working well and what isn’t in mental health and addiction services, how this has changed over time, and advocate for improvements.

Published: 25 February, 2026

Ensuring support is available when it’s most needed can reduce the lifelong effects of mental health issues. “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.

Published: 18 February, 2025

Data released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that fewer people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services in the year from July 2023 to June 2024 than in previous years.

Published: 10 July, 2023

  “The use of compulsory community treatment orders is a practice from mental health that is out of step with human rights and current approaches to mental distress. We urge changes to these practices.” Hayden Wano, Te Hiringa Mahara chair said.