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Published: 30 April, 2026

  “Early intervention and secondary prevention are effective, scalable ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people, and reduce the need for more intensive services. The challenge now is making sure support is available for everyone who needs it.”

Published: 25 February, 2026

Overall, the data shows an increase in psychological distress, and unmet need for mental health and substance use care remaining similar to the previous year. Hazardous drinking has continued to decrease.

Published: 14 May, 2026

The 22 indicators include: measures relating to social connection, like trust and loneliness; material wellbeing, like income adequacy and going without fresh fruit and vegetables to keep costs down; and Māori wellbeing, like connection to iwi and whānau wellbeing.

Published: November 2025

The framework will support Te Hiringa Mahara to monitor mental health and addiction services and will be used to advocate for improvements to those services.

Published: 31 October, 2025

Central to this is ensuring that Te Hiringa Mahara delivers on its mandate to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Up to seven members are appointed by the Governor-General, under the Crown Entities Act 2004. 

Published: 30 November, 2022

These reports provide us with an opportunity to see where progress is being made, not only in access to services but also in having the opportunity to have genuine service choice.

Published: 11 June, 2025

The purpose of this report is to assess how the system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau.

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: 16 June, 2026

This report assesses how the mental health and addiction system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau. Progress is reported on six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the mental health and addiction system.

Published: 9 April, 2025

A priority must be to ensure the safety for everyone involved. We are aware the state of readiness for transition varies around the country. The teams working at the frontline know their community and need to be trusted to respond in the best way.