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Published: August 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is a kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our history We were established as a result of He Ara Oranga, the 2018 inquiry into mental health and addiction , as an independent Crown entity at arms-length

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. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: June 2024

We have have created an up-to-date picture of the state of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people in Aotearoa. The Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic was released in June 2024. View infographic online .    Download infographic (PDF 359KB

Published: 20 May, 2025

In this article Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, outlines progress by Parliament to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.  With its 17 April report on the Mental Health Bill, the Health Select Committee has

Published: July 2025

He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework shows how wellbeing will be achieved from both a te ao Māori perspective and a shared perspective, which also applies to Māori. Wellbeing reports Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Published: 29 May, 2025

New analysis shows a 10.5% reduction in the number of people accessing addiction treatment services over the last five years raising concerns about whether there is sufficient capacity to respond to an increase in demand.  “Recent reports show drug use has increased, yet over the past five

Published: May 2025

supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist services, with data up to June 2024. Factsheet Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun: Mental health and addiction monitoring report 2024 Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun is our 2024 mental health services and

Published: 12 September, 2019

The Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019. Read the press release on the Beehive website .

Published: 31 October, 2025

Today’s announcement of changes to the composition of the Board of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey have been welcomed. “The new appointments and other board changes are the beginning of the next chapter for Te Hiringa Mahara

Published: January 2024

Work with us You can find information here about our current vacancies and how to apply for them Have your say Your views are important to us, and we encourage you to have your say to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa This is a great time to join us and play a