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Published: 25 June, 2020

. Expanding access and choice to publicly funded mental health and addiction services Programmes for new frontline services have been launched at pace, such as nearly nationwide services via GPs, and pilot programmes with kaupapa Māori, Pacific and youth focus. Money is flowing into mental health to support

Published: 13 December, 2023

annual report available for download.    A big emphasis in the last year has been on solidifying our monitoring approach and laying the foundation for our advocacy. We published Te Huringa Tuarua, a detailed report on services, along with four insights papers exploring youth services

Published: 25 February, 2026

for young people, including youth-specific crisis responses, streamlined pathways into care as well as an increased range of effective acute community options tailored for young people. It is positive to see an overall increase in access to specialist mental health and addiction services and the new

Published: 10 March, 2026

In this article Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive, outlines what needs to be done to promote online safety for rangatahi and young people.  Online spaces are now integrated into many young people’s lives, and Aotearoa New Zealand has some of the highest rates of youth engagement in online media

Published: 24 November, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights Dr. Filipo Katavake-McGrath acknowledges today’s release of the Treasury’s inaugural Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022 report.

Published: 1 October, 2020

experience focus groups (from Māori, youth, mental health, addiction, and gambling harm perspectives), targeted discussions, and hui with Māori helped us develop the draft version of He Ara Āwhina. The draft version of He Ara Āwhina went out for public consultation for six weeks from 8 March to 19 April

Published: 18 August, 2022

Budget 2022 to support people in need, and want to see continuing investment in youth services, as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services. Alongside this, we would like to see the Government engage more in high-trust and collaborative community

Published: 16 June, 2026

As an integral part of our advocacy work, Te Hiringa Mahara often comments on and makes recommendations in response to consultation documents, regulations, draft bills, and regulations that may impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa.

Published: 16 June, 2026

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Published: 14 May, 2026

The second Wellbeing assessment explores the wellbeing status for people who interact with mental health and addiction services. Published: May 2026.