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Published: 10 July, 2023

This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

Published: 8 December, 2021

Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report highlights need to listen to and work alongside people with highest need and those disproportionately experiencing inequity Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report 2021 [PDF, 9 MB]  found that most communities in Aotearoa New Zealand tend to

Published: February 2026

comprehensive monitoring report on rangatahi and young people’s access to mental health and addiction services (November 2026). Access to mental health and addiction services data summary | February 2026 This new data summary provides updated data on access to mental health and addiction services. In most cases, the summary reports on data over the five-year period to June 2025.

Published: 20 May, 2022

move in the right direction towards addressing issues raised in our recent Te Huringa report and transforming the system toward the vision of He Ara Oranga. The focus of this investment is aligned with the voices of Māori and tāngata whaiora (people with lived experience of distress and addiction

Published: March 2024

  Watch our third recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 12 October 2023. Get an overview of the Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 report, what changes need to be put in place and future monitoring work. In May this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 – our second monitoring report

Published: December 2023

Reports to the Minister Read and download our reports to the Minister Kia Toipoto Action Plan Read and download our Kia Toipoto Action plan here OIAs Find more information and download the proactively released responses to Official Information Act requests here Chief Executive expenses Find more

Published: February 2026

Download the report Acute options for mental health care insights paper Our insights paper on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Report This insights report focuses on acute mental health service options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care

Published: 13 December, 2023

for our wellbeing kaupapa. We published an 8-part COVID-19 insights series. Amongst areas of focus were insights for rural communities, Pacific peoples and older people.   These reports, and along with those published earlier, were downloaded 13,800 times over the course of the year.&nbsp

Published: 10 October, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara is producing a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus. Media reporting of COVID-19 Our first report Media reporting of COVID-19

Published: January 2026

. 2025 briefings Briefing for Meeting with Min Doocey - November 2025 [PDF  360KB] Briefing on Monitoring recommendations report - November 2025 [PDF 327KB] Briefing on Publication crisis responses report and meeting - October 2025  [PDF 350KB] Briefing on Review of suicide and self-harm