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Published: 31 October, 2025

Central to this is ensuring that Te Hiringa Mahara delivers on its mandate to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Up to seven members are appointed by the Governor-General, under the Crown Entities Act 2004. 

Published: 27 September, 2024

Up to seven members are appointed by the Governor-General, under the Crown Entities Act 2004.   Read the joint Ministers' media release:  Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission board appointment announced Meet our board members

Published: January 2026

Visit our Making a complaint page , for more information. Te Hiringa Mahara does not handle complaints about individual or whānau experiences of using mental health and / or addiction services. These complaints are managed by the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC).

Published: 10 October, 2022

If we are to improve wellbeing for all, we need to understand these experiences, and ensure everyone is supported to flourish.

Published: 29 October, 2024

A concerted and well-planned effort is required to support and grow our mental health and addiction workforces. As enabled by the Bill, Te Hiringa Mahara will be providing independent advice to the Minister for Mental Health on the new mental health and wellbeing strategy .

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: 9 April, 2026

The summary set and dashboard are part of our suite of monitoring products and provide curated information on mental health and wellbeing for use by interested stakeholders and complements our other reporting.

Published: 8 September, 2026

  "Telehealth services are an essential part of the full continuum of services that support young people and adults so we are pleased to see such a swift response to the recommendations in the review," says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn.

Published: 30 September, 2024

New Zealand's largest contemporary longitudinal study of child development, hosted and led by the University of Auckland, now has received $16.4 million of government funding until 2028.

Published: 14 February, 2023

“By working together, and engaging with government agencies and resources, rural communities have taken practical action to protect and support themselves.