Kawepūrongo me ngā Rauemi News and resources

Published: 3 April, 2025

The report was released on 3 April 2025 and provides an overview of the implementation of Access and Choice,  primary mental health care programme.

Published: 5 June, 2024

The Voices report is an accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun (our 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report).

Published: 12 September, 2023

In our webinar series, we focused on: Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act 1992 webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday, 28 September 2023 Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday

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: 10 July, 2023

This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family.

Published: 29 May, 2025

The purpose of these data summaries is to highlight and bring together key monitoring findings for specialist addiction services, and access to mental health and addiction services.

Published: 28 October, 2021

The overall programme is on schedule, with the rollout of integrated primary mental health and addiction services proceeding as planned. However, we would like to see the rollout of services for Māori, Pacific peoples, and youth accelerated.

Published: 30 June, 2022

He Ara Āwhina describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. This will be used to assess, monitor, and advocate for improvements to the mental health and addiction system of Aotearoa, including services.

Published: 30 April, 2026

  The 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey found 1 in 5 of 15–24-year-olds experienced high to very high psychological distress. Primary and specialist mental health and addiction services cannot meet need at this scale.

Published: 16 September, 2024

Cultural identity is a protective factor for improved mental health and wellbeing for Māori.