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Published: March 2024

Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara, Angela worked in Whanganui as the Wellbeing Programme Lead to roll out the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addictions services and assist general practices in supporting the wellbeing of their populations.

Published: 23 July, 2024

She has an extensive background in the Dept of Justice, primary and secondary mental health services, supervising staff and portfolio management experience.

Published: 30 April, 2026

  “That’s why today we’re releasing an evidence brief on what works to support young people experiencing early signs of distress.”  “The review shows young people need a range of support options, and services work best when young people co-design them and lead the way.

Published: 29 October, 2024

We will let the Minister know what we hope to see in the new strategy, and provide advice on how we expect to see people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction, the broad mental health workforce, and voices of communities sought out, heard, and represented in the strategy.

Published: January 2026

  The Safety and Rights measures in our He Ara Āwhina dashboard has comprehensive data about tāngata whaiora subjected to coercive practice and Compulsory Community Treatment Orders.

Published: 7 May, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on the Government to explicitly recognise and address the mental health and wellbeing impacts climate change is having on New Zealanders, following the release of the Climate Change Commission’s latest report.

Published: 27 July, 2021

"He Ara Oranga talked about there being strong system oversight and an agency that really kept the pressure on the system and also governments to actually do better, and for the system to perform better.

Published: 8 December, 2021

The He Ara Oranga report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction highlighted that mental wellbeing is deeply connected to wider wellbeing in our society.

Published: 30 November, 2022

This report and its accompanying Improving access and choice for youth report, looks at the first three years of the programme rollout since funds were allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. Published in November 2022.

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