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Published: June 2026

Actions should include specific data collection for high-needs populations by June 2027. That Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora develops an action plan by June 2027 to meet the needs of Māori and whānau accessing specialist mental health and addiction services. (Renewed from June 2024).

Published: January 2024

Download our Board meeting summaries below 2026 meeting summaries Meeting 56 - 21 May [PDF, 96KB] Meeting 55 - 23 April [PDF, 98KB] Meeting 54 - 26 March [PDF, 97KB] Meeting 53 - 29 January [PDF, 145KB] 2025 meeting summaries Meeting 52 - 4 December [PDF, 97KB] Meeting 51 - 23 October [PDF, 100KB] Meeting

Published: 27 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member.

Published: October 2026

  The Health Select Committee was referred a draft Mental Health Bill in October 2024. After hearing public submissions on the Bill, they reported back to Parliament on 17 April 2025. The Bill's second and third reading happened under urgency during the 30 June 2026 sitting session.

Published: 31 October, 2025

Wayne Langford, appointed in September 2024, will continues his term as a member. At the same time as welcoming these changes, two long standing board members are being farewelled. Both Kevin Hague and Alex El Amanni have been on the board since its inception in February 2021.

Published: July 2024

Stats NZ (2024) Household living-costs price indexes: December 2023 quarter. 4.

Published: November 2023

Read and download our Kia Toipoto Action Plan Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [PDF, 1.2 MB] Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [DOCX, 112 KB]

Published: 30 April, 2026

  Te Hiringa Mahara is kicking off Youth Week 2026 with a webinar focusing on the power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health.

Published: December 2025

  Te Hiringa Mahara stakeholder survey results 2026 [PDF 2.3MB] Te Hiringa Mahara stakeholder survey results 2026 [PDF 2.8MB] 2025 stakeholder survey summary report  This stakeholder survey was undertaken by Ask Your Team in July 2025.

Published: 20 January, 2024

Our Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years was published in January 2024.