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Published: November 2023

Āwhina Date published: 24 June 2025 Response date: 4 March 2025 View/download PDF: MHWC2025 001 Updates to He Ara Awhina [PDF, 111KB] Parental leave entitlements Date published: 4 February 2025 Response date: 11 December 2024 View/download PDF: MHWC2024-009 Parental leave entitlements [PDF, 472KB

Published: 6 July, 2026

The final reading of the Mental Health Bill on Saturday 4 July marks a significant step forward to embedding a modern, human rights framework in our mental health and addiction system. "This updated law provides greater human rights protection for people receiving compulsory care," said Sonya

Published: January 2026

this is unacceptable. Māori and Pacific peoples are more likely to experience compulsory treatment, and solitary confinement. In 2020/21, Māori were 1.8 times more likely than Pacific peoples and 4 times more likely than other ethnicities to be subject to Compulsory Community Treatment Orders.&nbsp

Published: 15 May, 2023

of the Youth services focus report Read and download our Youth services focus report below Downloads Te Huringa 2023 - Youth services focus report pdf, 406 KB Download Te Huringa 2023 - Youth services focus report docx, 330 KB Download Te Huringa 2023 - Youth services focus report summary pdf, 88 KB

Published: January 2024

The Board meets regularly. After each Board meeting, we publish a Board meeting summary so that people can find out more about Te Hiringa Mahara and its work programme. Download our Board meeting summaries below 2024 meeting summaries Meeting 44 - 5 December [PDF, 172KB] Meeting  43 - 24

Published: 1 November, 2022

. What people told us, and the changes made in response, have been summarised in the following documents below Downloads Summary of consultation with Māori pdf, 4.9 MB Download Summary of consultation with Māori docx, 137 KB Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation pdf

Published: November 2025

on the determinants of mental wellbeing, prioritising people with high and unmet needs. At the same time, invest in the future to: 4.    Make destigmatisation training and education on the role and value of lived experience widely available for the health workforce and other agencies

Published: 25 February, 2026

fewer 0-18 year olds (a 6% decrease) accessed services. Between 2023/2024 and 2024/25, 390 fewer rangatahi and young people aged 19-24 used specialist services (a 2% decrease). Over the last five years the proportion of this population using services has decreased from 6.1% in 2020/21 to 4.9% in 2024

Published: June 2026

support when and where they need it. Published: 4 November 2025. Find out more   Kawepūrongo me ngā Rauemi | News and resources View all news 24 Jun 2026 Te Hiringa Mahara office hours webinar, July 2026   24 Jun 2026 New roadmap calls for faster action on mental health

Published: January 2026

Incoming Ministers below Briefing to the incoming Minister of Health - Feb 2025 [491KB] Briefing to the incoming Minister of Youth - Feb 2025 [487KB] November 2023  Following the 2023 general election, Te Hiringa Mahara provided the following briefing to the incoming Minister of Health and