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Published: 16 June, 2022

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive. Karen Orsborn is the chief executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. A copy of the article can be read on the New Zealand Herald website

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months.

Published: 8 August, 2025

Synthesising the health survey data is part of Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s role to be thought leaders in the system for mental health and wellbeing. We primarily do this through our core monitoring products.

Published: 16 February, 2024

  “Te Hiringa Mahara will continue to advocate for changes that improve access to and quality of mental health care for young people and their wellbeing, and we’ll keep monitoring how things are going,” Ms Orsborn said.

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: 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: 1 February, 2024

    The briefings provide the Minister of Health and Minister for Mental Health with information on Te Hiringa Mahara's role, purpose and organisational structure.