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Published: 9 April, 2025

We will be reporting on this later in 2025 and expect this to inform future service design and improvements. Read the Implementation of Phase Two of Mental Health Response Changes to start announcement (8 April 2025)

Published: 15 December, 2025

These have been documented in a short synthesis report: He Tirohanga o Te Ara Tūroa Bold Directions for the future of Aotearoa's Mental Health System (download link below).

Published: 1 February, 2024

Alongside these, we highlight a few actions that can be taken immediately: introducing the Member’s Bill Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill as a Government Bill, to include a mental health and wellbeing strategy in the Act. including a mental health target in

Published: August 2025

Looking to the future Following our strategy refresh over the previous year, we heard clear messages about what people want from the mental health and addiction system and our role within it.

Published: 30 November, 2022

need to ensure that people have mental health, wellbeing and addiction services when and where they are needed, and access to a diverse choice of services to suit their needs, so that they and those working on the frontlines continue to have trust and confidence in the system and hope about their future

Published: 23 May, 2024

Our reputation as a land of opportunity, and our future economy, depends on it,” Cullen said. Read the full report and infographic

Published: 1 October, 2020

It also sets out the data gaps we identified, and future expectations for our system monitoring. Over time, He Ara Āwhina methods and measures will replace those used in  Te Huringa.

Published: November 2025

At the same time, invest in the future to: 4.    Make destigmatisation training and education on the role and value of lived experience widely available for the health workforce and other agencies.   5.

Published: 13 December, 2023

These impact on young people’s ability to feel hopeful about their futures.  Yet, recently released performance measures for Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ show a concerning increase in waiting times for young people to access specialist mental health services.

Published: 6 October, 2022

 People need to have their rights, dignity and tino rangatiratanga upheld; they need to feel valued and connected to their communities and their cultures; and they need skills, resilience, hope and purpose for the future,” says Dr.