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Published: January 2026

Meet the Te Hiringa Mahara Board.

Published: January 2026

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Published: 7 August, 2025

Following the release of our new organisational strategy, we ran an an office hours session with Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. This was held on 20 August 2025.

Published: December 2025

You can read and download any additional corporate documents, such as our annual engagement survey summary report here.

Published: 24 March, 2026

This short paper captures outcome of a think tank held in August 2025 to explore the future roles of primary and community care play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs.

Published: 22 September, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes today’s release of Kia Manawanui Aotearoa(external link), the government’s long-term pathway to mental wellbeing, by Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little.

Published: 25 February, 2026

Today Te Hiringa Mahara called for increased urgency to improve access to specialist mental health and addiction services for young people after new analysis shows a continued reduction in the number of young people accessing services.

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.

Published: January 2026

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Published: 15 December, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission released its first report assessing progress with recommendations made in June 2024 to Health New Zealand and government. Published December 2025.