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Published: 25 July, 2023

Many of you will know Barbara from the significant roles she has had in the mental health and addiction sector over the years, including the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018. We will welcome Barbara at our next meeting.

Published: 1 November, 2023

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Published: January 2024

See our Lived experience position statement Find more information on our Board members  We also have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara.

Published: 30 September, 2024

Given this, we are also heartened to see a funding announcement for further funding of the Growing up in NZ study (GUiNZ) by Minister for Social Development Louise Upston on 19 September 2024.

Published: 20 April, 2026

“We need to see a shift in the system to ensure human rights are upheld in practice. A new Mental Health Act is needed to support the reduction and ultimately the end of seclusion and enable clear pathways for safe and rights-based alternatives.

Published: 13 December, 2023

We have previously shared our plans for 2023/24, see our 2023/24 Statement of Performance Expectations [PDF, 6.2MB] . If there is anything in our report or plans for the year ahead you’d like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Published: January 2026

Making recommendations and calls to action are two closely related tools that we use to highlight the changes we want to see to improve the system's effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy. In the attached document we our approach to using these two tools.

Published: 29 June, 2023

   “There has been significant investment across the mental health and addiction system in recent years and it is positive to see the additional peer support roles.

Published: November 2025

   We heard from Pacific leaders what potential solutions they see to realise the ‘Pacific dream’, to strengthen wellbeing in a meaningful way, and to achieve greater intergenerational wellbeing.

Published: 15 May, 2023

We want to see zero admissions of young people to adult inpatient mental health services. Achieving zero admissions of young people into adult inpatient services will not be easy. We need genuine commitment, leadership, and a comprehensive plan to make this happen.