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Published: February 2026

system performance monitoring report | June 2025 This report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like, offering six key system shifts to drive real change and deliver better outcomes. He Ara Āwhina dashboard update | June 2025 This dashboard pulls together data

Published: 4 November, 2025

monitoring report , along with commentary about what a good crisis response system could look like for Aotearoa New Zealand. Our panelists were:  Sonya Russell, Kaiwhakahaere Hauora Hinengaro, Waranga | Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, Te Hiringa Mahara Kerri Butler

Published: 26 August, 2025

reporting on this work later in 2025, with a monitoring report, and expect these findings to inform future service design and improvements. Downloads Crisis response literature scan pdf, 726 KB Download Crisis response literature scan docx, 2.8 MB Download

Published: 31 July, 2023

  Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people on Wednesday 26 July. Our programme inlcuded the following four speakers: Principal Advisor, Katie Sherriff, shares insights from our youth wellbeing insights report, including calls to action

Published: 3 April, 2025

 Access and choice programme at five years webinar recording Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining key findings from our new, independent report: Access and Choice Programme: Monitoring report on progress and achievements at five years . The report was released on 3 April 2025 and

Published: 14 May, 2026

The second Wellbeing assessment explores the wellbeing status for people who interact with mental health and addiction services. We report here against 22 wellbeing indicators from our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework using three national social surveys conducted between 2018 and 2023

Published: May 2026

Download the report Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report | 2025 downloads Download Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report. Report Watch our webinars Improving crisis responses across Aotearoa New Zealand webinar Watch the recording of a webinar providing an overview of

Published: January 2026

In 2018, government commissioned an independent inquiry into mental health and addiction in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inquiry brought together thousands of voices to paint a picture of the mental health and addictions landscape, giving life to He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into

Published: 12 May, 2023

Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.  Our latest report shows Māori-led initiatives played a key role in protecting the health and wellbeing of communities, supporting connection with

Published: 16 June, 2026

This report assesses how the mental health and addiction system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau. Progress is reported on six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the mental health and addiction system. The six shifts