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Published: 24 November, 2022

wellbeing, 32% of 15-year-olds did not feel like they belonged in school and 17% of people reported experiencing discrimination in the last year. “The latest report from the Treasury also points out that the total growth in mental distress across all people in Aotearoa has been borne mainly by young

Published: 18 February, 2025

Data released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that fewer people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services in the year from July 2023 to June 2024 than in previous years. Recently available data shows a decrease of over 3,000 fewer people than

Published: July 2024

: Outcomes concept Indicator Source Being safe and nurtured The proportion of 15 to 24-year-olds who felt lonely some, most, or all of the time in the last four weeks Average 15 to 24-year-olds’ trust in other people (how much they report trusting most people in New Zealand, on a scale of 0 to 10) The

Published: November 2025

, 10-year plan lays out a broad range of short, medium, and long-term actions. These sit under six key system enablers: Leadership, Policy, Investment, Information, Technology, and Workforce. Recognising the importance of system-level leadership, this report focuses on the short-term leadership

Published: 31 October, 2025

,” said board chair Hayden Wano.   “We have a diverse, knowledgeable and hard-working board that is committed to bringing to life our vision of thriving together. The changes announced today put us on a strong footing for the future.” “In July this year we began delivering on a new strategy that

Published: January 2024

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Published: 6 October, 2022

not sufficiently and appropriately considering the impacts of the pandemic on people in Aotearoa, and not necessarily focusing on the right solutions.” This report is the first of a short series of focused reports Te Hiringa Mahara will produce over the coming year. “We hope to use these reports and

Published: 11 June, 2025

Mahara outlines progress toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for New Zealanders and shows the need to speed up much needed improvements across the system. “Efforts to improve the system over the past six years have shown some early positive movement however these changes are not yet

Published: 11 May, 2023

Commission report, Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF, 10 MB] . “Māori exercising rangatiratanga during the pandemic showed that Māori have knowledge and skills to support not only the wellbeing of their whānau and communities, but also the wider response,” says Te Hiringa

Published: February 2026

psychological distress among adults has significantly increased compared to the last five years and last 10 years. 22.9% of young adults (15–24 years old) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress in the four weeks prior to the survey. This was the highest percentage of any age