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Published: 15 May, 2023

climate change to an increasingly online world. There is evidence of mounting levels of distress and declining youth mental health and wellbeing,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn. “Young people have solutions and are experts in their own right. What we need is to collectively

Published: 11 June, 2025

Mahara outlines progress toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for New Zealanders and shows the need to speed up much needed improvements across the system. “Efforts to improve the system over the past six years have shown some early positive movement however these changes are not yet

Published: January 2026

  We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice-based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now. Repeal and replace the Mental Health Act New legislation must be co-designed with people with lived experience of compulsory treatment, uphold Te Tiriti o

Published: January 2026

evidence-based healthcare initiatives. She has also served on the ACC Independent Ethics Committee, providing oversight and ethical guidance for complex health-related decisions. More recently, Rae has continued her commitment to quality improvement as a board member, and now as the chair of the board

Published: 5 November, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey. The substantial funding package will improve access to support for people in mental health and substance use crisis. The announcement

Published: 30 September, 2025

New Zealand.   2026 submissions: Downloads Sale and Supply of Alcohol Improving Alcohol Regulation Amendment Bill, May 2026 docx, 419 KB Download Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy - Advice, February 2026 pdf, 109 KB Download 2025 submissions: Downloads Submission on Delivering for Pacific

Published: 27 June, 2023

shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme. The government has committed to ensuring 20 per cent, or $35.5 million each year by 30 June

Published: 29 June, 2023

kawa. Peer support is often unacknowledged and under-valued however it has been shown to improve hope, psychosocial outcomes and quality of life for tāngata whaiora / people. Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023  Downloads Peer support workforce paper pdf, 7.7 MB Download Peer

Published: 29 August, 2023

Treatment) Act 1992 Expanding access and choice to existing primary mental health and addiction services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addictions needs. Read and download the interim report: Downloads Upholding the Wero laid in He Ara Oranga pdf, 4.3 MB Download One-page summary of

Published: 15 April, 2026

is positive to see this taken forward. However, for it to be truly effective, it must be shaped by the voices of people with lived experience and their whānau.  “While the strategy clearly acknowledges the inequitable outcomes experienced by Māori and outlines improved outcomes in its long