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Published: 20 April, 2026

“The message was received loud and clear; the current Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 is outdated and in need of a review. Repealing and replacing the law is one of 40 recommendations made in the Inquiry report.

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: 15 December, 2025

TheMHS should not be thought of as a conference company. It is a movement of people who want to see better mental health services.”  Sign-up to our mailing list to receive regular updates, including event announcements: www.mhwc.govt.nz/sign-up

Published: March 2024

The decrease in service use in parts of the system is unexpected given the public reports on increasing levels of distress. We presented the data behind these findings and related measures, along with the changes we want to see happen.

Published: 1 June, 2021

These groups supported the Initial Commission to complete a stocktake of all data sources that had a link to the wellbeing outcomes in the He Ara Oranga framework.

Published: 26 August, 2025

The scan finds that international system-wide models show the benefits of national coordination, standards, and infrastructure, while kaupapa Māori and peer-led initiatives in Aotearoa highlight the transformative impact of culturally grounded, whānau-led, and relational approaches.

Published: April 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara also welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions. A requirement of this role is to actively support and promote our diversity and inclusion principles.

Published: 16 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara is proud to support Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2024 and the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori.

Published: 31 May, 2023

This report is accompanied by supplementary data tables including a subset of measures, and soon we will release our online dashboard with the full measure set. The subset of measures included in the supplementary data tables were chosen to support the report’s key findings.

Published: 5 December, 2024

Addressing the wider determinants of mental health and wellbeing.