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Published: 1 November, 2023

We will use the information we collected to advocate for changes to the mental health and addiction system in Aotearoa.  Keep an eye out for our mental health and addiction service monitoring report in mid-2024.

Published: January 2026

  Sign-up here   Transparency Statement The objective of Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in performing its functions and exercising its powers, under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020, is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing

Published: 10 July, 2025

She has a public health background and has worked in analytics and policy roles across the health system and wider government. She’s an analyst at heart and brings her own lived experience to her role supporting Te Hiringa Mahara to understand and use data and evidence for change.

Published: June 2026

We have also seen an increase in people entering training to work in the mental health and addiction sector.  These improvements are positive and should be celebrated as significant steps in the right direction.

Published: 22 March, 2023

  “To help impacted communities during and beyond the recovery, we call on the government to continue to work with iwi and community organisations; to prioritise investment in re-building social infrastructure and digital connectivity; to build service capability and capacity with

Published: 15 March, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has produced a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus.

Published: 4 September, 2023

The four focus areas for success in the report covers cross government action, strengthening the service delivery system, building an evidence base and youth voice. “Calling for the voices of young people to be heard in service policy and delivery echo what we have been saying,” said Ms Orsborn.

Published: August 2025

An Initial Commission was set-up in November 2019 to start on high priority projects and begin setting up the new organisation.  The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020 was passed in June 2020, and we began to fulfil our new legislative functions in February 2021.

Published: 27 June, 2024

In 2022/23, double the number of youth, in comparison to other age groups, did not receive professional mental health support when they felt they needed it. The analysis also showed longer wait times for specialist services and decreasing rates of access for these services.

Published: 4 November, 2025

When people are in crisis it is often where the system either supports someone or fails them. It’s that important.”  “We need to build a system that supports people when and where they need it.