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Published: 3 April, 2025

The report finds that, after five years, the Access and Choice programme has substantially increased access to and choice in services for people seeking help with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs.

Published: 24 June, 2026

On 24 June 2026, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission launched a new roadmap calling for faster, more focused action to improve mental health, addiction and wellbeing outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.   This webinar is your opportunity to learn about this.

Published: 14 August, 2026

This year, we're reconnecting with our 2025 theme to hear about what's improved in crisis responses and we will explore mental health and wellbeing for rangatahi and young people.

Published: 5 March, 2025

  The webinar included a 30-minute panel discussion, with a 20-minute time slot for questions to the panel.

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: 15 May, 2023

It is not too late to start, but we certainly cannot afford to wait. At the heart of this report are young people and whānau who shared their experiences of adult inpatient mental health services. It is for them and future generations that we stand up for a better future of mental health support.

Published: 18 February, 2025

This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease.

Published: 2 September, 2024

King Tūheitia was a great unifier of people, with his call for ‘Kotahitanga’, unity, as the way for us all. Kotahitanga is his legacy. A great inspiration and leader to Māoridom through the mana of his words and all his work.

Published: 29 August, 2023

It is a holistic wellbeing framework that focuses on wellbeing for all and is also relevant to those with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.

Published: 12 June, 2024

Third, we consider what progress had been made to strengthen national, regional and local leadership for mental wellbeing.