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Published: 14 September, 2026

This includes growing the lived experience workforce and supporting them to turn their experience into expertise, elevating Māori service leadership and options, training and retaining our skilled specialist people, and investing in supervision.

Published: 1 October, 2020

Ninety-seven individuals and groups gave feedback through a discussion document, at lived experience focus groups, as well as hui and talanoa with Māori and Pacific communities. People told us: Support starts and continues with people and communities, not services.

Published: January 2026

This is a great time to join us and play a key role in supporting us as we assess and report on progress with system transformation, monitor mental health and addiction services, and advocate for the collective interests of people with lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction.

Published: 16 August, 2023

She has brought deep expertise and connection with lived experience perspectives and a broad knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing system. Taimi has played an active role in the first two and half years of the Commission.

Published: 5 June, 2024

  Kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services infographic A key part of our legislated role is to monitor mental health and addiction services and we are committed to being grounded by our Te Tauāki ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi position statement .

Published: 6 October, 2022

“For people to flourish and experience good mental health and wellbeing, services and resources are important, but not enough.

Published: 25 March, 2026

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

Published: 7 August, 2025

  At the same time, we have also ensured both our Te Tauākī ki te Tiriti o Waitangi and Lived Experience position statements continue to reflect our commitment to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all.

Published: 21 February, 2022

He continues to work in a place of manaaki and bring a voice of whānau in his work and life, and his lived experience will be an enormous asset to the Board.

Published: June 2024

Our report measures wellbeing through our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework , which was developed alongside communities and created with people with lived experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them.