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Published: 3 April, 2025

The impact of reaching people early is a huge net positive for Aotearoa; not just for those who need it, but for our health system, our workforce, and for New Zealand as a whole,” Ms Orsborn said. The programme has improved access to primary mental health care.

Published: 23 May, 2024

Giving resources to Pacific community organisations is one solution to addressing the gap between mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Pacific peoples in comparison to the rest of Aotearoa.

Published: 22 September, 2021

"We believe in a future where mental wellbeing is attainable for everyone and support the call from Mā te rongo ake to take a whole-systems approach to transformation.

Published: 24 March, 2025

The Government has a strong interest in improving crisis responses and has initiated sector developments to support this improvement.

Published: December 2025

Annual engagement survey summary report As a Commission with a system leadership role we work hard to build and maintain genuine relationships with a range of people and communities throughout the country to create impact for people with lived experience of mental health and addiction.

Published: 13 December, 2023

If there is anything in our report or plans for the year ahead you’d like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We will continue to call for change to happen a lot faster to ensure the mental health and addiction system meets the needs of tangata whaiora and whānau. 

Published: 25 June, 2026

“We owe a huge debt to Hayden for his leadership and the inspiration he has provided.

Published: 20 May, 2025

A rich body of knowledge, and a source of ideas for ways to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of coercive practices in mental health services, is now available under ‘related resources’ on Parliament’s website, for all to draw on.

Published: February 2026

Our independent monitoring shows the programme has substantially increased access to and choice in support services and substantially increased access for people seeking help with mild to moderate mental health, addiction, and wellbeing needs.

Published: November 2023

Our policy is to proactively publish OIA responses that may be of interest to the wider public. Requestor names, addresses, or contact details will be withheld to maintain privacy. On this page you can download the proactively released responses to OIA requests.