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Published: 4 January, 2023

important role in the current transformation of the health system. As kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing, Te Hiringa Mahara works to ensure the voices of Māori and tāngata whaiora (people with lived experience of distress and addiction, substance, or gambling harm) can be heard and

Published: 15 April, 2026

is positive to see this taken forward. However, for it to be truly effective, it must be shaped by the voices of people with lived experience and their whānau.  “While the strategy clearly acknowledges the inequitable outcomes experienced by Māori and outlines improved outcomes in its long

Published: 28 October, 2021

wellbeing systems in Aotearoa,” says Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Board chair Hayden Wano. “Our role is to be the eyes and ears of the people of New Zealand, amplifying the voices of our communities. We bring focus to areas where meaningful action can be taken. Appropriate access to and choice

Published: January 2026

the information you give us. Our follow-up We will look into your complaint immediately to see what went wrong and how this can be put right. We will acknowledge your complaint in writing and also let you know what we’ll do to resolve it. If we need to work with others to resolve your complaint, this

Published: January 2026

we can useto understand people's wellbeing and to see how this is changing over time. The results help us assess and report on approaches to mental health and wellbeing, and how these approaches can be improved to support greater wellbeing for people, whānau, and communities. Find more information

Published: February 2026

present our first mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report.  The report identifies six key system shifts that, taken together, will transform the mental health and addiction system to achieve improved mental health and wellbeing outcomes and realise the vision set out in He

Published: 24 September, 2021

-term Review  on the Government’s progress following its $1.9 billion investment into mental health. “While the overall picture shows progress has been made and initiatives are on track, we support the report’s call for steps to be taken to speed up delivery in certain areas so that everything

Published: 11 June, 2025

people expect.”  “Peer support services for example have seen an increase since 2018 with greater investment in the peer and lived experience workforce. There has also been an increase in kaupapa Māori specialist mental health and addiction services since 2018, but this has yet to reach

Published: 5 July, 2022

Hayden Wano said the new name embraced the Commission’s role as the kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing and was an expression of the commitment to being an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.   “We started by making a strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and improving mental

Published: January 2026

of mental health service access was taken from Kua Tìmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun . The 204 mental health and addiction service monitoring report drew on data from Health NZ, Te Aka Whai Ora, Ministry of Health, Whakarongorau Aotearoa and other agencies.  Te Hiringa Mahara prepared