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Published: 16 August, 2023

  Taimi begins her new mahi in South Australia in October, and she will step down from the Te Hiringa Mahara board in coming months. A further announcement about this will follow.

Published: 28 August, 2024

The Commission received data about the status of the funding allocated for mental health and addiction initiatives in Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 from all 13 responsible government agencies. The specific areas funding was used for is detailed in the report.

Published: January 2026

Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities.  Eliminate admissions of rangatahi Māori and young people to adult in-patient mental health services.  

Published: 20 January, 2024

Since being announced in Budget 2019, approximately $54 million in contracted funding has been allocated to a range of initiatives within three main development areas: Growing existing workforces Upskilling and transforming existing workforces Developing new workforces.

Published: 2 February, 2022

“People with greater experience of negative health outcomes than most want more power in their decision-making.

Published: April 2026

We are committed to being grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and working in partnership with Māori as tangata whenua. We want our workforce to reflect our communities across Aotearoa and are actively seeking applications from people who represent that diversity.

Published: May 2026

This review shows a range of approaches are effective in reducing distress and supporting good mental health and wellbeing, demonstrating the value of investing in a range of services and supports, including face-to-face, light-touch and online options.

Published: 27 June, 2023

   “To ensure a more balanced allocation of resources, we call for an increase in funding for kaupapa Māori services to address inequities in the funding model. This includes an allocation of any new mental health and addictions investment allocated to kaupapa Māori services.

Published: 15 May, 2023

“Young people have solutions and are experts in their own right. What we need is to collectively and urgently ensure that there are real opportunities for young people to be involved in decisions that impact them.

Published: 31 May, 2023

“There have been substantial increases in medication dispensing, particularly for young people, and this warrants further exploration of whether young people have a full range of treatment options available. In addition, they continue to experience long waiting times to access specialist services.