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Published: January 2026

He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework shows how wellbeing will be achieved from both a te ao Māori perspective and a shared perspective, which also applies to Māori. Wellbeing reports Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Published: 30 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is kicking off Youth Week 2026 with a webinar focusing on the power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health.  Register now!! The ‘Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health’ webinar will present the key findings from our early intervention and

Published: 13 December, 2023

. The number one issue for secondary schools according to a recently released NZCER survey is support for students with mental health and wellbeing problems.   The last thing we want to see is rangatahi and young people who are experiencing severe or acute distress, struggling to access

Published: 17 May, 2023

Young people speak out about Wellbeing: An insights report into the Wellbeing of Rangatahi Māori and other Young People in Aotearoa This report grows our collective understanding of the systems and determinants that affect rangatahi Māori and young people’s wellbeing, which in turn, influences

Published: 16 February, 2024

Recommendations in the Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released yesterday by the Auditor General show there is a long way to go to ensure every young person who needs support can access it.  “We’ve got to do everything we can to ensure rangatahi and young people

Published: 19 April, 2024

the workforce elements of the other strategies in the Act. We support the proposed requirement to consult with and have regard to our views when developing the Government Policy Statement on Health. We do not support the proposal to include the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission as a health

Published: 5 June, 2024

access to mental health and addiction services and the service options available to people. In this infographic we present the key results for young people. The infographic also presents findings from our quantitative assessment of mental health and wellbeing among young people and rangatahi Māori, using

Published: November 2025

rangatahi, primarily through Kaupapa Māori Service Leaders and their services. We emphasise the importance of hearing from rangatahi experiences on what approaches and interventions supports their wellbeing as young Māori.   Māori media   We take proactive and reactive approaches to

Published: 3 April, 2025

  At the five- year mark, the Access and Choice Programme has proved to be a valuable addition to the mental health, addiction and wellbeing support services available to people throughout the country. Today Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission released a report that

Published: 30 June, 2022

experience harm from gambling without meeting the criteria for having a gambling disorder. Harm reduction Policies, programmes, and interventions that have a primary aim of reducing the ‘harm from’, rather than ‘use of’ alcohol, other drugs or gambling (Lenton and Single, 1998). Holistic safety