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Published: August 2025

mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa. Our 2025-29 strategy responded describes three key shifts; we will have a much clearer focus on people with lived experience of mental distress or addiction through our work. We will utilise knowledge and insights to promote alignment

Published: February 2025

their capacity to do so. About the Mental Health Bill process The Mental Health Bill is wending its way through the parliamentary process. Written submissions closed on 20 December 2024. The Health Select Committee completed a report and recommended changes to the Bill on 17 April 2025, ready for the

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: 16 June, 2022

In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa New Zealand despite evidence they

Published: January 2025

with people and communities. Previously, Karen was Director Health Quality Improvement and Deputy Chief Executive at the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC). In this role she led national patient safety and quality improvement programmes across public and private hospitals, primary and

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: March 2025

Briefing to the Incoming Minister February 2025 Following the changes to the Minister for Health and Minister for Youth in February 2025, Te Hiringa Mahara provided the following briefings to the incoming Ministers. Read and download our Briefing to the Incoming Ministers below Briefing to the

Published: 3 April, 2025

programme report downloads Downloads Access and Choice programme report - April 2025 pdf, 9.3 MB Download Access and Choice programme report - April 2025 docx, 15 MB Download Access and Choice programme report summary - April 2025 pdf, 1.5 MB Download Access and Choice programme report summary

Published: 4 November, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission held a webinar on what's needed to improve crisis responses across Aotearoa New Zealand on Monday 1 December 2025.     This hour-long session provided an overview of the recently released Urupare mōrearea: Crisis Responses

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