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Published: 3 April, 2025

  The report finds that the Access and Choice programme has increased the access to and choice in services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs.

Published: 25 July, 2023

It is through Jemaima's significant contribution over our first two years that we are in the strong position we are today.  A new member has been appointed to the board. Dr Barbara Disley is joining the board for a three-year term.

Published: 12 September, 2023

  We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.

Published: 1 November, 2022

What people told us, and the changes made in response, have been summarised in the following documents below Downloads Summary of consultation with Māori Download Summary of consultation with Māori Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation Download Summary of Lived Experience

Published: 20 April, 2026

  “Still, too many people experience compulsory community treatment and seclusion in our mental health services, and there is wide variation between districts with persistent inequities for Māori and Pacific peoples that must be addressed.

Published: January 2026

  We engaged with stakeholders to develop a Future Excellence Horizon.  This process sought to answer what the future performance challenges for Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission might be, and how we could be successful at meeting those challenges.

Published: 19 August, 2026

  “We are thrilled that Tuari has stepped into the Deputy Chair role. He brings passion, commitment, and deep knowledge from his broad range of roles across mental health and substance use sectors”, Dr Barbara Disley, Board Chair said.

Published: 31 May, 2023

It shows that fewer people have used specialist services, primary mental health initiatives, telehealth and online services than in the previous year. As a result of substantial investment, people are accessing new services being rolled out under the Access and Choice programme.

Published: 27 September, 2024

Wayne farms with his family in Golden Bay.    At the next meeting of the Board in October, Wayne will be welcomed and begin his five-year term.

Published: 10 July, 2023

We also report that Māori are more likely to be subject to CCTOs than other populations in Aotearoa.