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Published: September 2023

in mental health and wellbeing. It is designed as one of the tools to shift the way the whole system is working towards a wellbeing approach. He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework sits alongside its partner framework, the He Ara Āwhina system monitoring framework that describes what an ideal

Published: 27 October, 2022

services. “As the Commission notes, the arrival of the Omicron variant has exposed long-standing, fundamental weaknesses in our health system. There is little capacity in the mental health system to cope with shocks, there are entrenched inequities in access to services and better outcomes experienced by

Published: 11 June, 2025

Our first system performance monitoring report presents an approach to monitoring the mental health and addiction system. This report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like through six key system shifts. We present monitoring findings against the shifts

Published: 26 August, 2025

This crisis response literature scan reviews international and Aotearoa evidence on crisis responses for the general population, Indigenous communities, and youth. It highlights shared principles, key differences, and what is working well. The scan finds that international system-wide models show

Published: 25 June, 2020

. Chair of the Initial Commission, Mr Hayden Wano, says that this report provides a check-in on areas that are progressing and offers advice for Government to consider in these early days of system transformation. “We were established to hold the government – and the system – to account for the

Published: December 2025

create system change including engagement, monitoring, and advocacy. Making recommendations and calls to action are two closely related tools that we use to highlight the changes we want to see to improve the system's effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy. In the attached document we describe the

Published: February 2026

published 30 June 2022 and describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. This will be used to assess, monitor, and advocate for improvements to the mental health and addiction system of Aotearoa, including services. He Ara Āwhina amplifies the most important voices – tāngata

Published: 27 July, 2021

functions of the Commission as well as the role of the Commission's Board. Gladys asked her about the things that people need to know and understand about mental health and wellbeing and the current move in Aotearoa to transform our mental health and addiction system. "He Ara Oranga talked about there

Published: 30 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for greater investment in early intervention and secondary prevention for young people experiencing distress. New evidence shows timely, lower-cost support can stop distress escalating, lift wellbeing and ease pressure on an overstretched system.  The 2024/25 New

Published: 5 July, 2022

government and position our voice to improve the mental health, addiction, and wellbeing systems in Aotearoa.   “Having a name that reflects the spirit of the work that we do and the communities that we serve is an important part of this journey.  “Our role is to work in the spirit of Te