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Published: 24 March, 2025

Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa acknowledges and recognises the long term and sustainable efforts required to achieve mental health wellbeing. The focus is to influence, promote and advocate on the continued improvement of mental health care.

Published: 5 March, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar with an expert panel discussion on the Police and Health NZ change programme to responding to mental health crisis events. This webinar was the first in a three-part series on improving crisis responses in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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: 18 February, 2025

This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease.

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months.

Published: 29 October, 2024

Last week we welcomed the passing by Parliament of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months.

Published: 23 October, 2024

Download: Acute options for mental health care insights paper

Published: 30 September, 2024

New Zealand is a step closer to getting accurate information about the level of mental health need in the community. Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, announced on 26 September that the Government will fund the first Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence survey.

Published: 27 September, 2024

On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been active promoting mental health and wellbeing in the rural community for many years.

Published: 16 September, 2024

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