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  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy consultation

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    Consultation by the Ministry of Health on the first, national Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy began on 8 April 2026. We would like everyone to share their views and make their voices heard. Te Hiringa Mahara has provided independent advice to the Minister for Mental Health on the development

  • Mental Health Bill debate stalled

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    It is one year since the Mental Health Bill was returned to Parliament for its second reading, and Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on the Government to ensure this is passed into law this year. On 17 April 2025, the Health Select Committee handed the Bill back to Parliament to be finalised. Since then

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief

  • Peer support workforce paper 2023

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    Peer support workforce paper 2023 Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023 about the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. Report This paper shows the critical role of the

  • Have your say

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    Te Hiringa Mahara aims to hear and reflect the voices of communities, people with lived experience of distress or addiction, whānau and supporters, and groups who experience greater barriers to wellbeing. We are committed to prioritising the aspirations of tāngata whaiora and tāngata mātau-ā-wheako

  • He Ara Oranga Inquiry

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    In 2018, government commissioned an independent inquiry into mental health and addiction in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inquiry brought together thousands of voices to paint a picture of the mental health and addictions landscape, giving life to He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into

  • The Initial Commission

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    Te Kōmihana Tōmua Pūrongo | The Initial Commission reporting Read and download the Initial Commission's reporting on the Government's system transformation response to He Ara Oranga. Report Co-development phase - public consultation feedback Read more about our He Ara Āwhina co

  • Governance

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    The Te Hiringa Mahara Board is chaired by Hayden Wano. The board members are Professor Sunny Collings, Dr Barbara Disley, Rae Lamb, Wayne Langford, Tuari Potiki and Josiah Tualamali'i. Appointments to the Board were announced on 18 December 2020 by the Minister of Health. The announcement was

  • Youth wellbeing insights

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    Youth Wellbeing Insights Report This report grows our collective understanding of the systems and determinants that affect rangatahi Māori and young people’s wellbeing. Report Young people speak out about Wellbeing: An insights report into the Wellbeing of Rangatahi Māori and other Young People in

  • Other documents

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    This is where you can read and download any additional corporate documents, such as our annual engagement survey summary report. Annual engagement survey summary report As a Commission with a system leadership role we work hard to build and maintain genuine relationships with a range of people and