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Published: 4 September, 2023

The Cross-Party Mental Health and Addictions Wellbeing Group have prioritised the mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi and young people in a new cross-party report. The report shows collective political support on this important topic. Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes recommendations in the&nbsp

Published: April 2026

Later in 2026 we will be releasing the following: Our second mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report (June 2026) A comprehensive monitoring report on rangatahi and young people’s access to mental health and addiction services (November 2026). We have also published relevant

Published: 7 August, 2025

Strategy on a page. Since our establishment in February 2021, we have continued to act in our role as a kaitiaki of mental health, addiction and wellbeing. We have built a strong knowledge base and our reports, and other work, are highly valued by our key stakeholders. With the period covered by the

Published: 31 May, 2023

This mental health and addiction service monitoring report is the main report that monitors across the breadth of national-level data. It aims to show what is working well and what isn’t in mental health and addiction services, how this has changed over time, and advocate for improvements. This

Published: 17 May, 2023

Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services, and this practice needs to stop. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Youth services focus

Published: April 2026

This dashboard pulls together data about many aspects of New Zealand’s mental health and addiction services. This includes a wide range of measures covering primary and specialist services, including community and inpatient services. The dashboard is available for use by anyone interested in

Published: 15 December, 2025

When people gathered at the Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in early November, it was a first for more than one reason. The day-long event was the first-time people from across the mental health and addiction sector have met to look at how crisis responses are

Published: 25 March, 2026

Following the release of the Government’s latest targets data this morning, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is renewing its calls for increased urgency to improve access to services for young people. “While we are encouraged by workforce growth and acknowledge the

Published: June 2024

report measures wellbeing through our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework , which was developed alongside communities and created with people with lived experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them. Our report found that: Most communities in Aotearoa New Zealand

Published: January 2024

mental health and wellbeing Find out what we're doing to amplify the voices of people with lived experience. We are committed to being a genuine, courageous and effective advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. This includes people and groups who have their