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Published: 6 October, 2022

Its analysis found that coverage tended to focus on the material resources and services that people had access to during that period of the pandemic, and the stresses that emerged when these were lacking and life was disrupted.

Published: 28 August, 2024

“This report looks at the numbers and what the agencies have achieved with the funding investment by the government. In an upcoming report, we’ll take a closer look at the Access and Choice programme following its five-year roll-out milestone,” Ms Orsborn said. Read the investment report

Published: 28 October, 2021

This report found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , enabling important services to be provided.

Published: 24 November, 2022

However, it also reported that 23% of tamariki Māori lived in households with good material wellbeing, 32% of 15-year-olds did not feel like they belonged in school and 17% of people reported experiencing discrimination in the last year.

Published: 30 November, 2022

“We are pleased to see an improvement in the size of the Kaupapa Māori workforce compared with last year, with 29 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts. This included 17 additional Kaupapa Māori services established over the 2021/22 year.

Published: July 2026

We are proud of what we were able to achieve in the first few months. In sharing our early performance story with you, we also acknowledge the challenge ahead.

Published: February 2026

Reducing coercive practices The policy problems that the Bill is intended to address are well known - issues related to mental health services’ use of coercive practices that are inconsistent with human rights and therapeutic care.

Published: 25 August, 2022

“This work will add weight to our belief that the voices and knowledge of young people should be central to the design of systems that determine their wellbeing, as we work towards long-term transformation of mental health, addiction and wellbeing systems in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

Published: January 2026

To lift rangatahi Māori and young peoples’ wellbeing, we need to address the barriers they have identified, with the participation of rangatahi Māori and young people in all decisions that affect them. This is the heart of our call to action.

Published: January 2026

  Māori, who make up 17% of the population and have higher rates of mental distress than other population groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for Kaupapa Māori services for decades.   What needs to change?