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Published: 19 August, 2026

The new role follows former Deputy Chair, Dr Barbara Disley, being appointed Chair in July 2026.  

Published: 3 April, 2025

Read the  Access and Choice Programme: 2025 monitoring report

Published: 9 March, 2023

Young people identifying as rainbow, Māori, Pacific or having a disability were even more likely to report feeling unsafe within their bubbles.

Published: September 2023

Women's Refuge Crisis Line: free phone 0800 733 843 (0800 REFUGE) for women living with violence, or in fear, in their relationship or family. Shakti Crisis Line: free phone 0800 742 584 for refugee or migrant or women living with family violence.

Published: 28 August, 2024

In a new report released today, the Commission shows that 92% of all funding allocated had been spent or committed by 30 June 2023. Of the unspent $163.8 million, almost $62 million was set aside for capital works.

Published: 4 September, 2023

/ Youth wellbeing insights report (May 2023) Access and Choice Programme: Improvising access and choice for youth report (2022)

Published: 2 October, 2025

Monitoring data we draw on will be available from late 2025 and will be included in our May 2026 monitoring report.   The published data will provide the mental health and wellbeing context for people that we advocate for.

Published: 24 September, 2021

 As a nation, we need to keep having the wider conversation about what it’s really going to take to meet people’s wellbeing needs. That means having a greater focus on prevention and early intervention.

Published: 16 June, 2022

Recent Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission reports found that the number of people subject to a community treatment order has increased by 10 per cent between 2016 and 2020.

Published: 16 August, 2023

    Taimi joined the Te Hiringa Mahara board at its inception in February 2021. She has brought deep expertise and connection with lived experience perspectives and a broad knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing system.