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Published: 5 June, 2024

The purpose of this report is to monitor mental health and addiction services over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023. The report focuses on access to services and options available.  On this page you can download or view: Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun 2024

Published: March 2025

Minister Doocey - February 2025 [320KB] Briefing on Access and Choice programme monitoring report - March 2025 [331KB] Briefing on meeting with Minister Doocey and Minister Meager - April 2025 [334KB] 2024 briefings Briefing on update to Minister Doocey - November 2024 [589KB] Briefing on meeting with

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. In

Published: 29 May, 2025

key monitoring findings for specialist addiction services, and access to mental health and addiction services. Data reported on includes the number of people accessing addiction specialist services, wait times, workforce, and investment over the five-year period to June 2024. In most cases, they cover

Published: November 2023

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. Read and download our Kia Toipoto Action Plan Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [PDF, 1.2 MB] Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [DOCX, 112 KB]

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: 27 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been

Published: June 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. Te Hiringa Mahara is releasing a package of products in April-June 2025 to monitor mental health and addiction services, and

Published: June 2024

We have have created an up-to-date picture of the state of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people in Aotearoa. The Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic was released in June 2024. View infographic online .    Download infographic (PDF 359KB

Published: 1 October, 2021

As an integral part of our advocacy work, Te Hiringa Mahara often comments on and makes recommendations in response to consultation documents, regulations, draft bills, and regulations that may impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa.   2024 submissions: Downloads