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Published: March 2024

kōwhiringa ratonga mā te Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years, more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services. This is to ensure that the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori within

Published: 20 May, 2025

Aotearoa New Zealand is included in a new report from Unicef that provides critical insight into child wellbeing in the world’s wealthier countries between 2018-2022. Dr Ella Cullen, Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights, reflects on our country’s poor ranking in Report Card 19: Fragile

Published: 16 June, 2022

In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa New Zealand despite evidence they

Published: January 2026

community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged care. Karen has also held roles as National Lead for Elective Services and Group Manager Funding at the Ministry of Health, as well as operational roles in a District Health Board. Karen is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health

Published: January 2026

The Te Hiringa Mahara Board is chaired by Hayden Wano. The board members are Professor Sunny Collings, Dr Barbara Disley, Rae Lamb, Wayne Langford, Tuari Potiki and Josiah Tualamali'i. Appointments to the Board were announced on 18 December 2020 by the Minister of Health. The announcement was

Published: 30 June, 2022

people’s explanations of terms, we have included a reference acknowledging their work.  Find more information about the He Ara Āwhina framework here . Read and download our guide to language in He Ara Āwhina below: Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina [PDF, 1.3 MB] Guide to language in He

Published: December 2023

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