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Published: 15 December, 2025

  The conversations notes showed “….a strong appetite for courageous system change, collaboration over competition, and investment that honours lived experience, youth leadership, and community power.”  We acknowledge the facilitation by Ember Innovations team led by Anya Satyanand.

Published: January 2026

We are committed to prioritising the aspirations of tāngata whaiora and tāngata mātau-ā-wheako Māori and people with lived experience of mental distress, substance harm, gambling harm or addiction in all that we do, as outlined in our Lived Experience Position Statement .

Published: 27 October, 2022

In short, greater employment of specialist, lived experience, peer, and community support will be needed. “Looking beyond the findings of the Commission’s report, we know that improved services alone will not be enough to address the mental health and wellbeing impacts of the pandemic.

Published: January 2024

Lived Experience Learn about our commitment to being an advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. Advocacy Learn about our advocacy work.

Published: 12 September, 2023

  Earlier this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023, a suite of connected reports: a summary report as well as three focus reports on kaupapa Māori services, lived experience of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders and admission of young people to adult inpatient services.

Published: 18 August, 2022

COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet, and people will continue to be affected for some time to come. Aotearoa New Zealand's responses to it will continue to evolve.

Published: 14 February, 2023

Around 16% of the population live in rural areas, and around 35% in total live outside of large urban areas - these figures are higher for Māori. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing challenges and has had large impacts on these communities.

Published: 25 June, 2020

People want to see the Commission prioritise genuine partnerships with Māori, Pacific peoples and people with lived experience of mental health and addiction.

Published: 16 June, 2026

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

Published: 6 October, 2022

This was supported by connectedness and belonging, clear leadership, innovative practices, and collaboration with and between services and government agencies.