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Published: 6 August, 2026

“Te Hiringa Mahara will monitor how the Strategy is put into practice and whether it is improving people’s lives. We will continue to speak up for action that puts people with lived experience, and their whānau, at the centre of the system,” says Ms Orsborn.

Published: 30 June, 2022

Leadership roles (lived experience leadership roles; whānau leadership roles) Designated roles within the mental health and addiction system where people use their personal or whānau experiences of distress, substance harm, or gambling harm to build and monitor the mental health and addiction system,

Published: 24 July, 2024

  This report is important not only for documenting the harms that have impacted the lives of thousands of New Zealanders, but to also recognise and understand the subsequent trauma and distress that people live with as a result.

Published: 16 August, 2023

She brought her whole life experience to the work of transforming our mental health and addiction system. We will miss Taimi and wish her well with this new leadership role.” 

Published: March 2024

Guy Baker, Principal Advisor Māori Whānau Lived Experience He uri au o te iwi o Ngāti Porou Ko Guy Baker awau A personal journey of lived experience of mental distress later in life, sparked a passion that saw Guy join Te Kupenga Net Trust in Tairāwhiti as an adult peer support/advocacy worker, Consumer

Published: June 2026

A growing workforce, especially lived experience, and Māori leadership. Centre people with lived experience and their whānau We need to see: A commitment to a human-rights based Mental Health Act and pathway towards the elimination of seclusion and other coercive practices.

Published: 3 April, 2025

  Our expert panel discussed their experiences with the programme from the perspectives of lived experience, Kaupapa Māori services, and the workforce.    Our speakers are: Carole Koha, Pou kaihautu, Te Waka Whaiora Porirua and Te Menenga Pai Newtown.

Published: December 2025

Annual engagement survey summary report As a Commission with a system leadership role we work hard to build and maintain genuine relationships with a range of people and communities throughout the country to create impact for people with lived experience of mental health and addiction.

Published: 11 June, 2025

All six shifts are grounded in the experience of people with living and lived experience of mental distress and addictions.

Published: 25 March, 2026

This must be a priority, with targeted action and sustained leadership embedded to ensure lasting, meaningful change,” says Ms Russell.