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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: 3 December, 2025

ensures transparency, acts as a lever for change, and allows people to see the impact from our recommendations.  The first recommendations were made in the Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun, monitoring report published in June 2024. These were directed towards Health New Zealand and the

Published: 7 August, 2025

of all people in Aotearoa New Zealand thrive together.  Downloads 2025-2029 Statement of Intent pdf, 1.7 MB Download 2025-26 Statement of Performance Expectations pdf, 1.8 MB Download Future Excellence Horizon 2024 pdf, 262 KB Download Lived Experience Position Statement, July 2025 pdf, 148 KB

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: 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: 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 2024

The Board meets regularly. After each Board meeting, we publish a Board meeting summary so that people can find out more about Te Hiringa Mahara and its work programme. Download our Board meeting summaries below 2024 meeting summaries Meeting 44 - 5 December [PDF, 172KB] Meeting  43 - 24

Published: 27 June, 2023

This report provides an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, sheds light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities. Published 27 June 2023.

Published: 28 August, 2024

Download the new Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report. This focuses on where key mental health and addiction investments have been spent as of 30 June 2023. Published: August 2024.

Published: 5 July, 2022

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has a new name – Te Hiringa Mahara.