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Published: 4 July, 2024

The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: 5 June, 2024

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Published: June 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara is kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing. We contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published: 21 March, 2024

An announcement on 21 March by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.  

Published: 11 June, 2025

The System Performance Monitoring Report released by Te Hiringa Mahara outlines progress toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for New Zealanders and shows the need to speed up much needed improvements across the system.

Published: 3 April, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining key findings from our report on the implementation of Access and Choice programme at five years. This was held on 16 April 2025.

Published: 20 May, 2025

An update on progress with the repeal and replacement of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.

Published: 13 December, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shares highlights from our 2022-23 annual report.

Published: May 2025

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Published: 1 October, 2020

We established an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to guide the development of the He Ara Āwhina framework, following on from the co-define phase for the framework from October 2020 to February 2021.