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Published: November 2025

Who we are Learn more about where we've come from and our role. Our people Find more information about the people at Te Hiringa Mahara. Accountability documents Read and download our Statement of Intent (SOI), Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) and Annual Report.

Published: 12 September, 2023

Anei te whānui ake o ngā whakamāramatanga e whai ake nei.  We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.

Published: 15 May, 2023

These services can provide appropriate treatment, and a supportive culture, where young people are safe and have hope for the future.

Published: 1 February, 2024

The briefing is our perspective on an overview of mental health and wellbeing in New Zealand, and outlines current issues and opportunities in these portfolios.

Published: February 2026

Access and Choice programme overview | April 2025 This page contains all reports on the Access and Choice programme, monitoring progress on improving access and choice for mental health and addiction services in New Zealand.

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: 27 January, 2022

“We know that populations such as Māori and Pacific peoples regularly experience exclusion and racism. We know that these are factors in their mental health challenges.

Published: 1 July, 2021

Over April and May 2020, the Initial Commission sought a range of views to start developing an outcomes framework for mental health and wellbeing.

Published: 31 March, 2026

Māori are also more likely than any other group to be subject to compulsory assessment and treatment orders. “Te Hiringa Mahara has consistently advocated to end practices such as seclusion and compulsory community treatment as they can cause harm and undermine dignity.

Published: July 2025

We are growing our connections with lived experience networks, organisations and people, and are grateful for the contributions that lived experience groups have made to our work so far.