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Published: 29 October, 2024

attention to in our submission. We said it is important that Te Hiringa Mahara acts independently, providing free and frank advice. This is protected in the new law. We have consistently highlighted workforce challenges over the last three years so it good to note the workforce is included as a

Published: 14 February, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report,  The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing

Published: 23 July, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara and Le Va co-hosted a webinar on supporting Pacific people's wellbeing in Aotearoa. The webinar shared and expanded on the findings of our Pacific wellbeing report which was released in May 2024.   The report brought together an assessment of Pacific peoples mental health and

Published: 23 May, 2024

A new report from Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that more should be done to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes of Pacific peoples. The report, Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes , offers a snapshot of New Zealand’s Pacific

Published: 30 November, 2022

Considerable progress has been made with the Access and Choice programme rollout over the last year, despite significant challenges for the primary care and mental health and addiction sectors in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the second report on the programme by Te

Published: 10 March, 2026

digital age, where connection and community look a lot different than for previous generations.  Over the past three years, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has worked with young people to understand what drives mental health and wellbeing, including their experiences of

Published: January 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara aims to hear and reflect the voices of communities, people with lived experience of distress or addiction, whānau and supporters, and groups who experience greater barriers to wellbeing. We are committed to prioritising the aspirations of tāngata whaiora and tāngata mātau-ā-wheako

Published: 4 November, 2025

: Crisis responses monitoring report - summary pdf, 800 KB Download Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report - summary docx, 403 KB Download Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report - Te Reo Māori summary pdf, 793 KB Download Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report - Te

Published: 11 June, 2025

Performance Monitoring Report June 2025 pdf, 6.9 MB Download Six shifts to improve mental health & wellbeing outcomes pdf, 404 KB Download Six shifts to improve mental health & wellbeing outcomes docx, 221 KB Download Six shifts to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes Te Reo pdf, 408 KB

Published: 25 February, 2026

and Pacific adults. Synthesising the health survey data is part the role of Te Hiringa Mahara as  thought leaders in the system for mental health and wellbeing. Downloads Mental health and substance data summary: Key findings from the NZ health Survey 2024/2025 pdf, 3.3 MB Download Mental health and substance data summary: Key findings from the NZ health Survey 2024/2025 docx, 3.8 MB Download