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Published: 25 February, 2026

people, including young people, however it is still falling short of the aim of 325,000 per year,” Ms Orsborn said. Editor’s note - summary of key findings More people were able to access services overall 183,356 people used specialist services in 2024/2025, an increase of 6,072 (3.4% increase) compared

Published: 31 May, 2023

for action to address the challenges faced by mental health and addiction services. It shows that fewer people have used specialist services, primary mental health initiatives, telehealth and online services than in the previous year. As a result of substantial investment, people are accessing new

Published: 22 August, 2024

has been informed by people with lived-experience telling us what they want and the types of services that work for them. Peer-led, community-based, and Kaupapa Māori services are working well and the experiences of those using these services have been positive. The report provides: Definitions

Published: February 2026

are limited options, pathways and resources – particularly for people experience crises related to substance use. We continue to see the impact of workforce shortages, and are concerned about challenges of coordination and consistency of care for tāngata whaiora. Changes we want to see In the report

Published: 10 July, 2025

on future webinars.    About our Speakers Alexander El Amanni Addiction Practitioner and Counsellor, Te Hiringa Mahara board member Alexander was born in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He has living experience of using mental health services. He also has lived experience of youth and adult

Published: November 2023

the historical data or the staff numbers, to publish employees pay gaps based on these groups (women, Māori, Pacific or ethnic). Instead, we are using the data we do have and employee engagement, to develop our first Kia Toipoto Action Plan. Read and download our Kia Toipoto Action Plan Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [PDF, 1.2 MB] Kia Toipoto Action Plan 2023 - 2024 [DOCX, 112 KB]

Published: 28 August, 2024

to Budget 2022 from all 13 responsible government agencies. The specific areas funding was used for is detailed in the report. The key findings of the report show that 92% of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget $1.96 billion funding allocated had been spent or committed by 30 June 2023: 29 initiatives received

Published: 5 December, 2024

Crown Entities Act 2004 and meet our obligations under the Public Finance Act 1989. They provide government and the public with a substantive report on how we have progressed with achieving our objectives and how we have used our funding.  Download 2023-2024 Te Hiringa Mahara annual report pdf, 1.1 MB Download

Published: 18 February, 2025

monitoring work that Te Hiringa Mahara uses to assess how well the system is working. Our role is to draw attention to areas where improvements are needed as well as highlighting where things are working well. Additional monitoring information on the 2023/24 year will be released in coming months. Read the Access to specialist mental health and addiction services, 2023/24 factsheet

Published: February 2026

supported by the right workforce. Our initial monitoring findings show that while there are some early positive movements in some areas, for example peer support workforce, overall, there is a system under significant pressure. Collective and co-ordinated action across the system shifts is required . This is our first system performance monitoring report and we will expand and improve the set of measures used in coming years.