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Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action
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NewsCommenting on the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) released today, Te Hiringa Mahara pointed to entrenched inequities within the system. Māori continue to be disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system.
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Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response
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NewsWatch a recording of Te Hiringa Mahara's webinar exploring effective crisis response models.
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Effectively addressing rising distress in rangatahi and young people
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NewsTwo new reports show early intervention and secondary prevention are effective, scalable ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
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Refreshed strategic direction update – office hours session
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NewsFollowing the release of our new organisational strategy, we ran an an office hours session with Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. This was held on 20 August 2025.
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Commission will provide system oversight of new mental wellbeing long-term pathway
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NewsThe Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes today’s release of Kia Manawanui Aotearoa(external link), the government’s long-term pathway to mental wellbeing, by Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little.
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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NewsIn early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health.
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We asked what happened with our recommendations? Here’s what we found out
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission released its first report assessing progress with recommendations made in June 2024 to Health New Zealand and government. Published December 2025.
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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NewsNo summary available
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Improving crisis responses across Aotearoa New Zealand webinar
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NewsThis webinar provided an overview of the recently released Urupare mōrearea: Crisis Responses monitoring report, along with commentary about what a good crisis response system could look like for Aotearoa New Zealand. It was held on 1 December 2025.
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Expansion of mental health crisis support services welcomed
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey.