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Published: 16 June, 2022

Ending coercion and transforming our mental health and addiction system is important for the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published: 24 June, 2026

On 24 June 2026, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission launched a new roadmap calling for faster, more focused action to improve mental health, addiction and wellbeing outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.   This webinar is your opportunity to learn about this.

Published: 27 January, 2022

As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated.

Published: 16 June, 2026

into the Harm Young New Zealanders Encounter Online, July 2025 pdf, 1.9 MB Download Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy - Advice, June 2025 pdf, 864 KB Download Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy - Advice, May 2025 pdf, 185 KB Download 2024 submissions: Downloads Mental Health Bill submission, December

Published: 30 April, 2026

New evidence shows timely, lower-cost support can stop distress escalating, lift wellbeing and ease pressure on an overstretched system.  The 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey found 1 in 5 of 15–24-year-olds experienced high to very high psychological distress.

Published: 19 August, 2026

There have been internationally recognised and groundbreaking harm reduction initiatives introduced in Aotearoa New Zealand but there is potential to do much more.    The need for action was identified in He Ara Oranga, the 2018 inquiry into mental health and addiction.

Published: 2 October, 2025

The published data will provide the mental health and wellbeing context for people that we advocate for. As part of our broader influence and advocacy work we will maintain an independent view of the state of suicide and self-harm for people in New Zealand, Aotearoa.

Published: 15 May, 2023

At the heart of this report are young people and whānau who shared their experiences of adult inpatient mental health services. It is for them and future generations that we stand up for a better future of mental health support.

Published: 22 May, 2026

That is why it is important to see climate change and mental health as part of the same story, not two separate ones.

Published: 25 August, 2022

“This work will add weight to our belief that the voices and knowledge of young people should be central to the design of systems that determine their wellbeing, as we work towards long-term transformation of mental health, addiction and wellbeing systems in Aotearoa New Zealand.”