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Published: April 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara is kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing. We contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published: 13 December, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shares highlights from our 2022-23 annual report.

Published: 30 June, 2022

The most important terms in He Ara Āwhina are explained here, along with complex terms that are not ‘everyday language’.

Published: 1 October, 2020

We established an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to guide the development of the He Ara Āwhina framework, following on from the co-define phase for the framework from October 2020 to February 2021.

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.

Published: 5 March, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara will host a webinar on 24 March 2025 with an expert panel discussion on the Police and Health NZ change programme to responding to mental health crisis events.

Published: April 2025

We independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental health and addiction services and approaches that support people's mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.

Published: 28 October, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the Access and Choice Programme being developed and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health.

Published: 15 May, 2023

17 May 2023 - This report is the first of a series of monitoring reports that Te Hiringa Mahara is publishing in 2023. It examines the trends in admitting young people (aged 12 to 17 years) to adult inpatient mental health services in New Zealand and reflects on perspectives gained from discussions with young people, whānau and family.

Published: March 2025

Here is how you get in touch with Te Hiringa Mahara.