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Published: January 2024

Whāinga Amorangi to help public service agencies to meet their new responsibility under the Public Service Act 2020 and to lift and maintain the capability of their people to engage with Māori. Lifting Māori Crown relations capability means increasing competency areas and skills that will shift the Crown

Published: 28 October, 2021

, which opened its doors in February 2021. The report has found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga, enabling important services to be provided. “It is pleasing to see the overall programme is on

Published: 27 June, 2023

The report provides an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, sheds light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities.  It was released on 27 June 2023. Despite

Published: 28 August, 2024

This Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report focuses on where key mental health and addiction investments have been spent as of 30 June 2023. We answer the question: ‘Where has the funding gone?’ This report shows where the Budget 2019 investment in the

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: 5 July, 2022

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has a new name – Te Hiringa Mahara. 

Published: 17 September, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) appeared in front of the Justice Select Committee yesterday to speak to its written submission on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill (the Bill).

Published: 24 July, 2024

The release of the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care marks a very important milestone for people who have experienced abuse. Following release of the the report Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shared this statement.

Published: 19 April, 2024

) Amendment Bill are currently being considered by the Health Select Committee. Read our submission (PDF 175 KB) When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced by the previous government in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation

Published: 31 July, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people on Wednesday 26 July.