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Published: 22 March, 2022

To transform the system toward the vision of He Ara Oranga , the Commission in its role of kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing, wants to see Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations upheld, investment in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, youth services, and other community-based specialist

Published: 9 April, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara has made this statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head.

Published: 16 February, 2024

To get the best outcomes, young people need to lead in the design and delivery of services that are tailored for them,” Ms Orsborn said.

Published: 31 October, 2025

“The new appointments and other board changes are the beginning of the next chapter for Te Hiringa Mahara,” said board chair Hayden Wano.   “We have a diverse, knowledgeable and hard-working board that is committed to bringing to life our vision of thriving together.

Published: June 2024

At the same time, there continues to be a disproportionate number of Māori individuals and whānau who are not doing well and are experiencing poor wellbeing across multiple dimensions Most marginalised groups looked at, such as young people, veterans, rainbow communities, Māori, Pacific peoples, former

Published: 15 December, 2025

The day-long event was the first-time people from across the mental health and addiction sector have met to look at how crisis responses are working for people and their whānau.

Published: 5 June, 2024

The Voices report is an accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun (our 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report).

Published: 24 March, 2025

Lived experience communities speak about the continued challenges of accessing the right support at the right time when they are experiencing a crisis. Data on monitoring services also highlights that crisis responses are a challenge.

Published: 9 April, 2026

The 13 measures in this Summary Set provide an overview across the breadth of He Ara Āwhina monitoring framework. A key role for Te Hiringa Mahara is to independently monitor the wellbeing, mental health and addiction system. We created this information as part of a wider monitoring plan.

Published: 27 June, 2023

Tāngata whaiora Māori and published Māori voices in the report shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme.