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Published: 7 August, 2025

  We held an an office hours session with our Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. The lunch-time session was a chance to hear about the refreshed organisational strategy, and priorities for the coming years. We answered as many as we could get through at the time.

Published: 24 June, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission- has today launched a new roadmap at Parliament calling for faster, more focused action to improve mental health, addiction and wellbeing outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published: 19 August, 2026

These are: regulating the supply of alcohol, drug treatment approaches, harm reduction approaches, legal models to support harm reduction, and indigenous approaches to harm reduction. This Evidence brief is not monitoring  of current services or service performance.

Published: 27 September, 2024

He is a former Board Member and current Advisor for Golden Bay Mental Health Services and Residential Treatment Facility – Te Whare Mahana. From 2022 to 2024 Wayne was a member of the Primary Industry Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Group.

Published: August 2026

pdf, 3.4 MB Effectiveness of Alcohol and Other Drug harm reduction approaches Download a copy of the Evidence brief, Literature review and related materials.

Published: 21 February, 2022

I would like to welcome our newest member, Tuari Potiki, to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Tuari exemplifies leadership and has had a big influence on policy and service development.

Published: January 2026

Barbara was Research and Evaluation Director at Cognition Education, undertaking a number of international education sector reviews and evaluations. Barbara has been the Chief Executive of a number of non-government organisations including the Mental Health Foundation and Richmond Fellowship.

Published: 23 July, 2024

Denise is a former member of the Suicide Prevention Mortality Review Committee; she currently Chairs a network of Pasifika psychologists called Pasifikology and is a member of the Mental Health reference group for the Abuse in Care, Royal Commission of Inquiry and the Psychology Professional Advisory

Published: January 2026

Or you can write to us at: Te Hiringa Mahara DX Box SP22502 Wellington When you make a complaint, please tell us: your name your home address and / or email address, depending on how you want us to contact you your contact phone number details about your complaint.

Published: September 2023

Seniorline : free phone 0800 725 463 information service for older people. Anxiety NZ  phone line: free phone 0800 269 4389 (0800 ANXIETY). Drug and Alcohol helpline : free phone 0800 787 797 or online chat . Gambling helpline : free phone 0800 654 655.