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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: 10 July, 2025

She has a public health background and has worked in analytics and policy roles across the health system and wider government. She’s an analyst at heart and brings her own lived experience to her role supporting Te Hiringa Mahara to understand and use data and evidence for change.

Published: July 2025

We are growing our connections with lived experience networks, organisations and people, and are grateful for the contributions that lived experience groups have made to our work so far.

Published: April 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: 1 June, 2021

After the stocktake, the Initial Commission identified possible population level indicators and measures for tāngata whai ora (people with lived experience of mental distress and / or addiction). The data were compared against the wellbeing areas in the framework.

Published: 18 August, 2022

Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives.

Published: 29 August, 2023

It is a holistic wellbeing framework that focuses on wellbeing for all and is also relevant to those with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.

Published: 5 November, 2025

We look forward to seeing where support will be extended to, and the timeframes. In our monitoring role we will keep a close eye on this," Te Hiringa Mahara CE Karen Orsborn said. “We know that peer workers and cultural workforces can play a bigger role drawing on their lived experience.

Published: February 2026

There has been sustained public interest and commentary about this significant investment. It is important to monitor this investment and to have transparency as to how the funds have been used to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Published: 15 May, 2023

Rangatahi Māori and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand feel they are facing an uncertain future with inherited social, economic, and environmental challenges. “Young people are the future generation, leaders, and valuable members of our communities.