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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: 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: 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: 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: 25 August, 2026

“If we are to meaningfully address the drivers of psychological distress for young people, which is rising across the motu, then we need to bring young people into the conversation, not just make decisions about them.

Published: 22 September, 2021

“We are very pleased to see the pathway launched today as the Government continues to show commitment to drive change and deliver on its obligation to He Ara Oranga.

Published: January 2026

In 2025 we finalised an updated organisational strategy. This covers the four years to 2029 and sets out how we will achieve our vision and mission. The 2025-2029 Statement of Intent reflects this refreshed direction.

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.

Published: February 2026

   Published: a report on the roll-out of the Access and Choice programme (published in April) a data summary on access to specialist mental health and addiction services (published in May)  Upcoming: update of the online He Ara Āwhina dashboard with data to June 2024 (to be published