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Published: 25 August, 2022

of Oranga Tamariki. Of those, 57 per cent are Māori, 11 per cent are both Māori and Pasifika and 6 per cent are Pasifika. “An effective oversight system is needed that addresses the significant inequities and improves wellbeing for tamariki and rangatahi. We will be carefully monitoring the

Published: 7 August, 2025

up into our system leadership role, holding the system to account and influencing the public narrative.  At the same time, we have also ensured both our Te Tauākī ki te Tiriti o Waitangi and Lived Experience position statements continue to reflect our commitment to contribute to better and

Published: 15 April, 2026

-term vision, we want to see targeted, measurable actions to deliver meaningful change.   “Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for the inclusion of specific effort directed to improving outcomes for populations with the highest need through effective, accessible solutions that are designed both with

Published: 4 November, 2025

mental health system.   Crisis support must be health-led, with a strong role for the lived experience workforce. People need a real choice of safe and welcoming options for both mental health and substance use crises. This must be culturally safe, trauma-informed and uphold human rights wherever

Published: 8 June, 2023

;[PDF, 9.5 MB] .   This report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.   “Specifically, it focuses on connectedness, a core aspect of wellbeing for Pacific peoples, and how connectedness was both impacted by the pandemic and a

Published: April 2026

monitoring framework He Ara Āwhina. This describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like and is used to monitor the mental health and addiction system. He Ara Āwhina amplifies the voices of tāngata whaiora and whānau. It expresses each system aspiration from both a perspective of Te Ao

Published: 27 October, 2022

service and addiction service monitoring report, Te Huringa: Change and Transformation , highlighted that mental health services and addiction services had maintained pre-pandemic levels of services, despite the disruption and competing demands from the pandemic response.  Both the Commission

Published: January 2026

He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework shows how wellbeing will be achieved from both a te ao Māori perspective and a shared perspective, which also applies to Māori. Wellbeing reports Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Published: 4 July, 2024

as a barometer of the state of the whole mental health and addiction system. However, it doesn’t tell the full picture, therefore we need a wider range of high-level measures across both primary/community and specialist services.” “We really need to know if there are population groups that are

Published: 1 December, 2022

understanding of the pandemic, and our planning for the future – both responding to crises and supporting wider wellbeing – recognises that older people are not one monolithic group. We call for greater involvement of older people in decision-making that affects them, greater understanding of and