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Published: 13 December, 2023

seeing is mental health services co-locating with other health and social supports to meet young people where they’re at. We have repeatedly been told that to get the best results these services should be co-designed with rangatahi and young people who have lived experience of mental distress.&nbsp

Published: July 2024

that was not the gender they were assigned at birth, or a gender assigned at birth that was not male or female. For General Social Survey respondents, this data was only available for people aged 18 years and over. 5. High or very high psychological distress is defined as a score of 12 or more on the

Published: 22 September, 2021

Andrew Little. “We are very pleased to see the pathway launched today as the Government continues to show commitment to drive change and deliver on its obligation to He Ara Oranga. This pathway is an important step forward in transforming our mental health and addiction system and gives us a

Published: 25 June, 2026

Kelly Feng has been appointed as a new board member. “The work of shifting the direction of the mental health system so it can deliver better and equitable outcomes is a significant task. I am happy to be handing over the reigns to a committed and experienced Board”, said outgoing chair, Hayden Wano

Published: 8 December, 2021

their communities are not. “As a country, we need to address this. The He Ara Oranga report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction highlighted that mental wellbeing is deeply connected to wider wellbeing in our society. People called for this understanding to be embedded

Published: January 2026

The Te Hiringa Mahara Board is chaired by Hayden Wano. The board members are Professor Sunny Collings, Dr Barbara Disley, Rae Lamb, Wayne Langford, Tuari Potiki and Josiah Tualamali'i. Appointments to the Board were announced on 18 December 2020 by the Minister of Health. The announcement was

Published: June 2026

levels of distress and keep people well, our analysis shows that there are critical areas of cross-government effort and focus– such as improving physical health, social connections, and material resources.  Published May 2026. Find out more   Effectiveness of early intervention and

Published: 30 June, 2022

This includes physical, spiritual, cultural, emotional, and social safety. These different types of safety are equal, connected and work together. Identity Who you are, the way you think about yourself, the way you are viewed by the world and the characteristics that define you (Davy, 2019

Published: 29 August, 2023

He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework describes what ideal wellbeing looks like. It comprises an aspirational vision, twelve wellbeing outcomes, and associated data. The vision for wellbeing in Aotearoa is:  tū tangata mauri ora, thriving together.  Read and download our He Ara

Published: 1 October, 2020

Work on He Ara Āwhina began with the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (Initial Commission) in October 2020. Find more information about the He Ara Āwhina framework here . Co-define phase October 2020 – February 2021 The Initial Commission sought feedback on why we should monitor