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Published: 6 July, 2026

This includes Māori, lived experience, and priority population groups, such as Pacific people and disabled people."

Published: 18 August, 2022

Experience from past downturns shows us that more economically vulnerable populations, including people with a health condition, disability or mental health diagnosis, tend to recover more slowly from employment shocks.

Published: 13 December, 2023

Having a workforce equipped to handle the challenges across all population groups is a top priority. We are calling for a detailed workforce plan to reduce clinical vacancies, and create a greater role for peer support, lived experience and cultural workforces.

Published: 25 February, 2026

At a population level young people are reporting increasing levels of psychological distress. In our summary of NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 data, the trend of increasing high levels of psychological distress is not slowing down.

Published: 10 October, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara is producing a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus.

Published: 31 March, 2026

“Māori account for 55 percent of all adults placed in seclusion, despite making up just 17 percent of the population. Māori are also more likely than any other group to be subject to compulsory assessment and treatment orders.

Published: 16 September, 2024

Our previous population wellbeing assessment shows that Māori adults believe that te reo Māori is imporant in daily life, and over half of all New Zealanders agree te reo Māori should be taught in primary school.

Published: 15 December, 2025

While some progress has been made, there is still more work to be done to ensure that services meet the needs of Māori and young people, with evidence consistently showing these populations are not always well supported by mental health and addiction services.

Published: 8 April, 2026

Our latest advice, in February 2026, recognised the improvements that have been made since our past advice, but highlighted gaps we hope to see addressed relating to:  strengthening action on determinants to tackle increasing population rates of psychological distress;   action to address

Published: 3 December, 2025

  There are still some areas that need further work, particularly ensuring that services meet the needs of population groups who are not always been well served by mental health and addiction services — Māori and young people.