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Published: 27 June, 2023

‘mental disorder’ in any year. However only 11 per cent of current mental health and addiction expenditure is on Kaupapa services,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Board Chair Hayden Wano.  “Māori make up 17 per cent of the population and have higher levels of mental distress than other population

Published: 27 October, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn has welcomed today’s release of the  second report of the Health Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) on the impact of COVID-19 on health with its dedicated chapter on the impacts on people’s mental health and use of mental health

Published: 24 March, 2026

A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

Published: 15 December, 2025

led by Anya Satyanand.  To capture the conversations and ideas being shared during the day, illustrator Kim Anderson was on hand. She has created six stunning visual stories that cover each of sessions during the day.   These illustrations are being shared under a Creative Commons

Published: June 2024

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Published: April 2026

addiction, and advocating for their needs and aspirations. Learn more about us   Updated dashboard and summary set - April 2026 New monitoring data about the performance of mental health and addiction services is now available. This new data is for the most recent year, up until 30 June

Published: 25 February, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is calling 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.   Despite 15-to-24 year-olds reporting increasing levels of

Published: November 2025

Te Puni Kōkiri data: Ngāti Toa Rangatira Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika Hauora Māori service leaders Te Hiringa Mahara has a quarterly hui with Hauora Māori service leaders to discuss, share, update, and exchange information on initiatives with our partner

Published: September 2023

Kia ora, tough times affect each of us differently. It’s okay to reach out if you need to or, if you’re worried about someone else, to encourage them to reach out. We all need a bit of support from time to time. If you or someone you know is struggling, we want you to know that however you or they

Published: 28 October, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the  Access and Choice Programme  being developed and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health. The programme, developed in response to