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Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: 29 June, 2023

Our Peer support workforce paper 2023 shows the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. The potential of this workforce is yet to be fully realised. Key findings in the paper include:&nbsp

Published: January 2026

Mental health and wellbeing is a global issue and Te Hiringa Mahara connects with commissions and other global entities.

Published: September 2024

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Published: February 2026

Download the report and infographic Get a copy of the Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report. This Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report focuses on where key mental health and addiction investments have been spent as of 30

Published: January 2026

think we were wrong or have caused harm communicate in a way that is easy to understand be fair and act with integrity. How long will it take? We will endeavour to resolve your complaint as soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after we receive it. In some cases getting the right

Published: 14 November, 2019

Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission presents at the Ministry of Health's forum on 'Enabling Wellbeing'.

Published: 16 June, 2026

Introduction to the 2026 system performance monitoring report Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - says improvements in Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system must come faster to meet the rising need for young people and Māori. Today Te Hiringa Mahara has

Published: 9 April, 2026

Mahara is to independently monitor the wellbeing, mental health and addiction system. We created this information as part of a wider monitoring plan. Downloads He Ara Awhina Summary Set - April 2026 pdf, 1.9 MB Download He Ara Āwhina Summary Set - April 2026 docx, 1.8 MB Download

Published: February 2026

NZ Health Survey 2024/25 mental health and substance use data summary downloads Read or download to learn about key findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 This data summary brings together key adult mental health and substance use findings from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) 2024/2025