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Published: February 2026

Mental health and addiction specialist service access factsheet | February 2025 Download our factsheet providing supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024.

Published: November 2023

As such, under those requirements, it does not have the historical data or the staff numbers, to publish employees pay gaps based on these groups (women, Māori, Pacific or ethnic). Instead, we are using the data we do have and employee engagement, to develop our first Kia Toipoto Action Plan.

Published: 19 August, 2026

Existing board member Tuari Potiki was recently welcomed to this position.   “We are thrilled that Tuari has stepped into the Deputy Chair role.

Published: 25 June, 2026

Dr Disley has held significant roles in the mental health and addiction sector over the past 30 plus years, including being a member of the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018.

Published: 17 May, 2023

“We are pleased to see considerable reduction in the rate of young people admitted to adult inpatient services over the last decade.

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.

Published: February 2026

Over the past five years, the number of people subject to compulsory community treatment orders has steadily increased from 128 to 135 people per 100,000 population.

Published: 4 September, 2023

We are advocating for: Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities Reduce the number of rangatahi Māori and young people admitted to adult in-patient mental health services to zero A focus on addressing the drivers of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people, and ensuring

Published: 27 January, 2022

“There will be a number of reasons for these lower rates, but we are of the view that access is a particular concern, combined with a level of hesitancy and lack of trust. We have no reason to believe that a significant portion are vaccine resistant as such.

Published: 25 August, 2022

The numbers of young people involved are significant, he said.  “There are 4,800 children and young people currently in the care and protection of Oranga Tamariki. Of those, 57 per cent are Māori, 11 per cent are both Māori and Pasifika and 6 per cent are Pasifika.