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Published: February 2024

We want to hear from people who have experience of mental distress, alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm, or addiction who have sought help and/or decided not to seek help: if you have found help, tell us how easy or difficult it was to get what you needed. if you didn’t find help, tell us what

Published: 9 April, 2025

  With Phase One complete, the agencies Phase Two will now start from 14 April with both agencies agreeing to a staged implementation across districts. Te Hiringa Mahara has made this statement in response to planned changes.

Published: 5 June, 2023

Pacific people have shown that they know how to support their communities and we call on decision-makers to support greater wellbeing by listening to Pacific peoples, involving them in decision-making, and trusting and resourcing them to support each other and their communities.

Published: 31 July, 2023

Ta’ase Vaoga (Sāmoa, Ngāpuhi, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi), Rangatahi Insights Lead, Te Rourou, One Aotearoa Foundation, shares how OHI Data Navigator is bringing data and story to life to understand and respond to rangatahi needs and aspirations from a grassroots to systems level thinking.

Published: 16 June, 2026

In practice, that means although access to services is improving overall, it is not improving fast enough for young people, who continue to face rising psychological distress and persistent gaps in age-appropriate support.

Published: 30 November, 2022

“These reports provide us with an opportunity to see where progress is being made, not only in access to services but also in having the opportunity to have genuine service choice.

Published: 15 March, 2023

are integral to supporting wellbeing It is crucial to re-establish infrastructure that supports connection and communities, ensuring local social hubs, such as marae and libraries, are up and running, putting face-to-face support in place such as carer and social worker visits, opening schools, and

Published: December 2025

We are now considering what steps we will take in response to the feedback received.

Published: June 2026

The latest report from Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, serves as a report card to show how well the mental health and addiction system is meeting the needs of the people it's there to serve.

Published: 24 June, 2026

Register now This roadmap is designed to help decision-makers focus effort and investment where it can make the greatest difference. Drawing on five years of monitoring and advocacy, the roadmap highlights key priorities for action.