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Published: 22 March, 2023

  Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes recent funding and support announced for local communities and marae.

Published: 22 August, 2024

The report has been informed by people with lived-experience telling us what they want and the types of services that work for them. Peer-led, community-based, and Kaupapa Māori services are working well and the experiences of those using these services have been positive.

Published: 21 March, 2024

  “The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. It’s important that the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, are included in planning.”

Published: 8 December, 2021

“The wellbeing of each of us should be the concern of all of us. We live together in the same country – if some communities are marginalised, it affects us all,” he says.

Published: 29 June, 2023

  “Peer support workers are a vital part of the frontline workforce, but they have a wider role too. Alongside other lived experience roles, they can help transform the landscape of mental health and addiction services,” Ms Orsborn said.

Published: 31 May, 2023

There are some very early signs of progress, however the scale of the challenge ahead is significant. We need to grasp the opportunities of the reforms and accelerate transformation towards the vision laid out in He Ara Oranga .”

Published: 30 April, 2026

  “The review shows young people need a range of support options, and services work best when young people co-design them and lead the way. It also highlights the value of culturally appropriate approaches, and practical steps to make proven models easier to implement.”

Published: December 2023

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Published: 23 October, 2024

  Te Hiringa Mahara has brought much needed attention to a wide range of options that haven’t always got the limelight they deserve in our Acute options for mental health care insights paper . While services are diverse, there are some key elements that contribute to their success.

Published: 8 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara has provided independent advice to the Minister for Mental Health on the development of the strategy. This was provided in May and June 2025, and then in February 2026.