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Published: 16 September, 2024

Evidence shows that whānau flourish in environments where tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori are expressed freely, te reo Māori is adopted widely from infancy, and culture and language are shared and embraced across the generations.

Published: July 2026

We look forward to a future where people who experience mental distress or addiction, and their whānau, families, and supporters, have the support they need, when they need it. Annual Report 2020 - 2021 [PDF 6.3 MB]

Published: 23 July, 2024

She also talked about how we can better work with young people to reduce the impacts of trauma and violence on future wellbeing.  The session was chaired by Dr Ella Cullen, Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: 24 July, 2024

  Though we cannot turn the clock back, we can honour and amplify the survivor voices in the hope that their future aspirations are realised.   Of particular importance is ensuring all organisations who provide care are monitored closely with a high standard of transparency.

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.