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Published: 12 October, 2026

To mark Mental Awareness Health Week 2026, Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for an independent online safety regulator to help address online harms and make digital communities safer for young people.

Published: October 2026

In the first half of 2027, Te Hiringa Mahara will clarify the role we can play alongside others to advance national conversations on safety, risk and mental health.   

Published: June 2026

Report A key role for Te Hiringa Mahara is monitoring how well the mental health and addiction system is delivering what people need.

Published: 30 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara commissioned an Effectiveness review of approaches for young people experiencing early signs of distress to provide an evidence base for people developing, funding and advocating for services and supports. Supplementing this detailed review is a shorter Evidence brief.

Published: February 2026

There is huge potential for further development of the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and kawa.

Published: 22 May, 2026

Ki te reo o ngā taiohi,” is a reminder that when young people speak up about the pressures shaping their lives, our decision-makers should pay attention. And young people have indeed been speaking up.

Published: 25 June, 2026

The Minister for Mental Health Hon Matt Doocey has announced changes to the composition of the Board of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The current chair Hayden Wano is standing down in July.

Published: 1 December, 2021

The Technical Advisors were Sharon Shea (Chair) (she / her) Ben Birks Ang (he / him)    LJ Apaipo (he / him) Suaree Borell (she / her) Kerri Butler (she / her) Ciaran Fox (he / him) Nick Garrett (he / him) Te Kani Kingi (he / him) Amanda Luckman (she / her) Leilani Maraku  (she /

Published: 5 June, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has produced 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: 30 November, 2022

and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years [DOCX, 496 KB] Read and download our Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years Downloads Access and Choice Programme Report Download Access and Choice Programme Report Download Access and Choice Programme - Te