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Published: 20 May, 2025

The more prepared a young person is when they get to adolescence or their teen years to deal with stressors the more likely they are to overcome them.

Published: 20 May, 2025

Following the next stage of the Bill’s development – the ‘second reading’ where Parliament debates the Bill considering the select committee’s report – it will then be open to amendments from any member of Parliament in a process known as the Committee of the Whole House.

Published: July 2026

The document was released in August 2024. Statement of Intent 2022-2026 - updated [PDF 2.7MB]   Statement of Intent 2022 – 2026 This document is the first Statement of Intent as Te Hiringa Mahara. It provides a four-year outlook on our strategic goals and how we will deliver them.

Published: 16 June, 2022

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive. Karen Orsborn is the chief executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. A copy of the article can be read on the New Zealand Herald website

Published: 1 November, 2023

If they didn’t find help, what stopped them from getting the help they needed. If they were whānau or supporting someone else, what was their experience. Our focus was on trying to understand issues that people face when they try to seek help.

Published: 10 July, 2023

   “People found these orders counter-productive and they impacted on the relationship between tāngata whaiora and clinicians. Use of these orders is not aligned with New Zealand’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights obligations and they are not effective.”

Published: 24 September, 2021

“We are calling for the Government to urgently invest in and prioritise the expansion of community-based acute mental health support options to help address acute inpatient capacity issues.” he says.

Published: August 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: 28 May, 2026

Of particular concern is the lack of funding for specialist services, where too many people are already waiting far too long to get the help they need.

Published: 13 December, 2023

A highlight for the team last year was a noho marae hosted by Te Āti Awa. We are planning further wananga in the coming year.  This is a short snapshot of our journey over the past year.