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Published: 3 December, 2025

These were directed towards Health New Zealand and the Government.  These five recommendations had a focus on improving access to mental health and addiction (MHA) services.

Published: 10 July, 2023

  Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for Replacement of the law: We want to see the new mental health law based on supported decision making, and embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a Te Ao Māori worldview.

Published: 29 May, 2025

Two new data summaries provide updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services, with the second one focused on addiction specialist services. This is released as part of our regular monitoring role.

Published: 27 June, 2023

This includes an allocation of any new mental health and addictions investment allocated to kaupapa Māori services. We also advocate for a comprehensive mental health and addiction prevalence survey to strengthen evidence-based decision-making.

Published: 30 April, 2026

health’ webinar We will share key findings from our new early intervention and secondary prevention effectiveness review, andbring rangatahi and young people together to talk about co-design.

Published: 16 June, 2026

This report assesses how the mental health and addiction system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau. Progress is reported on six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the mental health and addiction system.

Published: 29 August, 2023

and Treatment) Act 1992 Expanding access and choice to existing primary mental health and addiction services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addictions needs.

Published: 6 October, 2022

The report found that many of the challenges people faced in the pandemic were not new, but that the pandemic and its effects on communities exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports.

Published: 20 January, 2024

Since being announced in Budget 2019, approximately $54 million in contracted funding has been allocated to a range of initiatives within three main development areas: Growing existing workforces Upskilling and transforming existing workforces Developing new workforces.

Published: 10 October, 2022

The report identifies nine broad themes and six sub-themes that describe the impacts of the pandemic on mental health in Aotearoa.