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Published: February 2026

greatest extent possible. We submitted on the Mental Health Bill, introduced into Parliament in October 2024. Download and read our full submission on the Mental Health Bill (2024) (PDF 284KB)       Summary of our submission on the Mental Health Bill This Mental Health Bill is a step

Published: 8 August, 2025

We’ve put the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2023/2024 into one, easy to read summary. We intend for this information to be used as evidence to support planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and

Published: 20 January, 2024

Our Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years was published in January 2024. Since being announced in Budget 2019, approximately $54 million in contracted funding has been allocated to a range of initiatives within three main development

Published: 16 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara is proud to support Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2024 and the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori. Evidence shows that whānau flourish in environments where tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori are expressed freely, te reo Māori is adopted widely from infancy, and culture and language are

Published: January 2026

wellbeing outcomes the people of Aotearoa New Zealand expect in the future, within the remit Te Hiringa Mahara' has: choice in service provision, holistic wellbeing, leadership, empowerment, connection and system accountability. This engagement helped us understand what we need to do to meet these expectations. The Future Excellence Horizon was completed in May 2024. Download the Future Excellence Horizon (May 2024) (PDF 262KB)

Published: 30 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for greater investment in early intervention and secondary prevention for young people experiencing distress. New evidence shows timely, lower-cost support can stop distress escalating, lift wellbeing and ease pressure on an overstretched system.  The 2024/25 New

Published: 1 November, 2023

report in mid-2024. We will also be sharing what we heard from people about their experiences and what matters most. Find out more about this project, see our FAQs . Read and download our access to mental health and addiction services documents in alternate formats: Participation Information - Easy

Published: 22 September, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes today’s release of Kia Manawanui Aotearoa(external link), the government’s long-term pathway to mental wellbeing, by Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little.

Published: 4 July, 2024

measures and reports on these in the He Ara Āwhina dashboard. This helps us understand where there are pressures on the system and where improvements need to be made. In early June, the Commission released Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, our 2024 mental health and addiction services

Published: 30 September, 2024

the Growing up in NZ study (GUiNZ) by Minister for Social Development Louise Upston on 19 September 2024. New Zealand's largest contemporary longitudinal study of child development, hosted and led by the University of Auckland, now has received $16.4 million of government funding until 2028. This next