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Published: 27 July, 2021

Recently, our Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, had a chat with Gladys Hartson from Pasifika Wire - a news and podcast site for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.

Published: January 2024

We are committed to being a genuine, courageous and effective advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.

Published: August 2024

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Published: March 2024

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

Published: October 2023

Māori, who make up 17% of the population and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades.

Published: 24 July, 2024

The release of the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care marks a very important milestone for people who have experienced abuse. Following release of the the report Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shared this statement.

Published: June 2024

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Published: 14 June, 2021

The Chair of the Commission Board, Hayden Wano, has today announced the appointment of its new Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: October 2023

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.

Published: 1 June, 2021

June 2021 - This report summarises the He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework data phase, which looked at existing data sources to develop draft
indicators and measures to monitor and measure performance across the whole mental health and wellbeing system.