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Published: 31 July, 2023

  Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people on Wednesday 26 July. Our programme inlcuded the following four speakers: Principal Advisor, Katie Sherriff, shares insights from our youth wellbeing insights report, including calls to action

Published: 16 September, 2024

wellbeing for rangatahi and young people highlighted that, amongst other factors, connection to whānau and culture develops cultural resilience, which is integral to wellbeing and needs to be supported and fostered.  To learn how you can support te reo Māori, visit reomāori.co.nz . You can also

Published: January 2026

Name Region Northland Auckland Bay of Plenty Waikato Tairāwhiti Hawke's Bay Taranaki Manawatu-Whanganui Wellington Marlborough Nelson/ Tasman West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland Other location Tell us about your interests (pick 1 or more): Lived experience Mental health and addiction system Kaupapa Māori Rangatahi and young people Wellbeing

Published: 30 April, 2026

. The Evidence brief summarises the findings of the review and highlights the factors underlying effective programmes and services for rangatahi and young people. Downloads Evidence Brief: effective early intervention and secondary prevention approaches pdf, 1.9 MB Download Evidence Brief: effective

Published: 15 May, 2023

The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today. We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

Published: 27 June, 2024

More evidence of the state of New Zealand youth mental health — Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services assessment — has been released today and shows that while most youth and rangatahi are doing well, there is a steady decline in youth wellbeing in comparison to older age groups more

Published: January 2026

a choice based mental health system. More kaupapa Māori services Learn about our call for equitable funding of kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services. Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people Learn about how we can support rangatahi and young people. International relationships

Published: November 2025

agencies and Māori service providers in the improvement of mental health wellbeing for whānau, hapū and iwi, including rangatahi Māori and community. Hauora Māori system leaders The basis of engagement with Hauora Māori system leaders is on Te Arawhiti 's "Whainga Amorangi" and Te Taura Whiri i te

Published: 17 May, 2023

. “Young people have told us they want to see a wider range of options to address youth distress across Aotearoa. This includes more age-appropriate community-based services and alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care; kaupapa Māori options to meet the needs of rangatahi Māori; and

Published: January 2026

in Aotearoa is addressed in a number reports.  See our wellbeing monitoring reports Notable reports include: Young people speak out about Wellbeing: An insights report into the Wellbeing of Rangatahi Māori and other Young People in Aotearoa Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic