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Published: January 2026

. 2025 briefings Briefing for Meeting with Min Doocey - November 2025 [PDF  360KB] Briefing on Monitoring recommendations report - November 2025 [PDF 327KB] Briefing on Publication crisis responses report and meeting - October 2025  [PDF 350KB] Briefing on Review of suicide and self-harm

Published: 28 August, 2024

Details of how the 2019 Wellbeing Budget Taking mental health seriously funding was spent have been made public by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. In a new report released today, the Commission shows that 92% of all funding allocated had been spent or committed by 30

Published: 15 December, 2025

Our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn outlines the progress with the first set of recommendations made by Te Hiringa Mahara. The full report can be downloaded .  The Commission has a system oversight and leadership role that includes making recommendations, monitoring progress and holding agencies

Published: June 2026

more about our report, you'll find it on our website. Mā te wā. 2026 system performance monitoring report card Our 2026 system performance monitoring report shows progress has been made to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes overall,  however this needs to move much quickly for people

Published: June 2026

period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. This annual report is the last under our 2022-2026 Statement of Intent. Central to our work is our continued commitment to making a positive difference through using the insights generated from our system monitoring. Annual Report 2024 - 2025 [PDF 1.4MB] &nbsp

Published: 3 April, 2025

The purpose of this report is to monitor the progress and achievements of the Access and Choice programmes over the five-year period from 2019/20 to 2023/24. The report finds that, after five years, the Access and Choice programme has substantially increased access to and choice in services

Published: 5 June, 2024

There have been significant changes in access to mental health and addiction over the past five years a monitoring report released today by Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows. The new report, Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun , provides the most up-to-date

Published: 29 August, 2023

Mā Te Rongo Ake / Through Listening and Hearing The Initial Commission was responsible for monitoring and providing advice on progress of the Government’s system transformation response to He Ara Oranga. This included monitoring progress on the implementation of kaupapa Māori approaches. Mā Te

Published: January 2024

Lived Experience Learn about our commitment to being an advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. Advocacy Learn about our advocacy work. Mental Health and Addiction System Learn about how we independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental

Published: 1 October, 2020

Measurement phase and future reporting July 2022 – March 2023 He Ara Āwhina system monitoring framework has a broad scope covering services and the wider system, including services funded outside of Vote Health. The framework outlines people’s aspirations for the mental health and addiction system. We