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Published: 13 December, 2023

to meet the needs of rangatahi and young people, deliver services that work for Māori, and  ensure anyone experiencing severe mental illness able to access care they need while having their right to choice respected.   It is alarming that rates of psychological distress among our

Published: November 2025

represent that diversity. Te Hiringa Mahara also welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions. A requirement of this role is to actively support and promote our diversity and inclusion principles.  Salary The salary range

Published: November 2025

wellbeing, Pacific people face greater challenges than the rest of the population. The evidence shows Pacific people are experiencing inequities in mental health outcomes. Despite these challenges, however, Pacific peoples rate their family wellbeing higher than non-Pacific people.   We heard

Published: 20 May, 2025

understand what is standing in the way of committing to a fixed end date. It’s also important to learn from services who have successfully achieved lower rates of seclusion and compulsory treatment orders and share insights to shift practice. Upholding rights and agency of people who need mental

Published: 5 June, 2024

The purpose of this report is to monitor mental health and addiction services over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023. The report focuses on access to services and options available.  On this page you can download or view: Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun 2024

Published: March 2025

Minister Doocey - February 2025 [320KB] Briefing on Access and Choice programme monitoring report - March 2025 [331KB] Briefing on meeting with Minister Doocey and Minister Meager - April 2025 [334KB] 2024 briefings Briefing on update to Minister Doocey - November 2024 [589KB] Briefing on meeting with

Published: 18 February, 2025

This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease. In

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: 27 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been

Published: 29 May, 2025

key monitoring findings for specialist addiction services, and access to mental health and addiction services. Data reported on includes the number of people accessing addiction specialist services, wait times, workforce, and investment over the five-year period to June 2024. In most cases, they cover