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Published: 10 July, 2023

  The Lived Experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders report documents how tāngata whaiora, whānau and family, and Māori feel marginalised in processes that determine what treatment they receive.

Published: 4 November, 2025

  The report also highlights responses that are already working and new initiatives are underway in parts of the country that could be scaled up nationwide.

Published: September 2023

If you or someone you know is struggling, we want you to know that however you or they are feeling, there is someone to talk to and free help is available. People are here for you if you just want to seek advice around how to support people that you’re worried about.

Published: 4 September, 2023

rangatahi and young people are involved in decisions that impact them.

Published: 4 July, 2024

In particular, it is important services are tailored to meet the needs and choices expressed by Māori because of the high proportion of the population that experiences mental distress." Te Hiringa Mahara tracks a wide range of measures and reports on these in the He Ara Āwhina dashboard.

Published: 6 July, 2026

"Importantly, through implementation of the law we expect to see a reduction in the use of coercive practices and support for better outcomes for people and those who support them." "We are pleased to see that people under 18 cannot be held in seclusion under this new legislation."

Published: 11 June, 2025

The report outlines six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the mental health and addiction system to realise the vision set out in He Ara Oranga. All six shifts are grounded in the experience of people with living and lived experience of mental distress and addictions.

Published: 6 October, 2022

The wellbeing analysis in the report also drew on the  He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework  which describes the aspects of good wellbeing in Aotearoa, and guides the way Te Hiringa Mahara monitors the systems that influence these in our communities.

Published: 30 November, 2022

“We are past the halfway point of the programme, and now is a good time to pause and reflect on whether the investment into community and primary care is paying the dividends identified in He Ara Oranga ,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chair Hayden Wano.

Published: 16 June, 2026

  “There are signs of progress across the system, however of the six focus areas we measure, only workforce is improving and ‘on track’.