Search

Published: 28 October, 2021

This report found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , enabling important services to be provided.

Published: January 2026

Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health; Hayden Wano, Chair of the Te Hiringa Mahara Board; Dean Rangihuna, He Ara Oranga Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry Panel member; and former Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan spoke at the event.

Published: February 2026

People need clear pathways to access the care and support they need to continue their recovery and sustain their wellbeing in the community. Increased access to high-quality and people-centred services is critical, as are changes to clinical and provider practice.

Published: November 2023

Ara Āwhina framework Date published: 19 July 2022 Response date: 6 April 2022 View/download PDF:   MHWC2022-001- OIA He Ara Āwhina framework [PDF, 937 KB] Protection of Personal and Property Rights (PPPR) hearings Date published: 15 December 2021  Response date: 8 September 2021 View/download

Published: 19 August, 2026

He brings passion, commitment, and deep knowledge from his broad range of roles across mental health and substance use sectors”, Dr Barbara Disley, Board Chair said.  “He is a champion for equity, and his wide and deep community connections are a great asset for us in our work.”

Published: 16 June, 2026

Decision-Making Capacity Law submission, June 2024 pdf, 339 KB Download Modernising the 2028 Census consultation submission, June 2024 pdf, 138 KB Download Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill submission pdf, 175 KB Download 2023 submissions: Downloads Submission

Published: February 2026

In 2019, in response to the report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction (He Ara Oranga) , the Government invested over $1.9 billion into mental health and wellbeing as part of the landmark 2019 Wellbeing Budget.

Published: 10 July, 2023

We also report that Māori are more likely to be subject to CCTOs than other populations in Aotearoa.

Published: August 2025

for each project or area of work that we undertake, so that we involve people with directly relevant personal experience in each project Monitoring together – the issues people share with us to inform our monitoring, and we talk to people with lived experience when we monitor wellbeing and when we monitor

Published: 12 May, 2023

Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.