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Published: 15 December, 2025

months we have followed up on our recommendations in Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga. The Assessment of progress report released recently summarises the information provided by Health NZ and government agencies and includes commentary from Te Hiringa Mahara on the progress made so far. This report shows

Published: 17 September, 2021

major impact on their mental health and wellbeing and that conversion practices can cause damage across every aspect of their lives. We welcome Government action towards more effective, human rights-based legislation that supports mental wellbeing,” says Kevin Hague. Among its recommendations, the

Published: 24 March, 2026

paper. The paper documents the discussion which answered two provocative questions: What does the primary care landscape need to look like? How do we get there? This discussion followed the release in April 2025 of our final monitoring report on the Access and Choice programme. During development of

Published: February 2026

, anywhere, and at any time. It provides clear pathways to culturally appropriate assessment, treatment, and social support, in line with people’s needs and preferences. There is an ongoing need to expand acute options to ensure acute mental health services are accessible, acceptable, and effective. This

Published: 25 July, 2023

oversight of our work and make sure that we perform our functions effectively and in a financially-responsible manner. Up to seven members are appointed by the Governor-General, under the Crown Entities Act 2004.   Meet our board members

Published: 25 February, 2026

high psychological distress, our findings show fewer were seen by specialist services in the most recent year, and wait times show little sign of improvement. “We are not alone in sounding the alarm, yet we continue to see too many young people missing out on vital specialist mental health and

Published: 9 April, 2025

the whānau who support them. The Commission has completed initial work on acute options, recently hosted a webinar on this topic with a lived experience perspective, Health NZ and NZ Police representatives, and is now looking into the broader picture of an effective crisis response system. We will be

Published: December 2025

;  To understand how effective our engagement and communications is, we are committed to regularly seeking feedback from stakeholders. We collect feedback on the quality of our work, our impact, the issues we focus on, representation of lived experience voices in our work, and how we measure up

Published: February 2026

how crisis responses are working across Aotearoa New Zealand, and how to improve them. Webinar Watch our webinar on what makes an effective crisis response Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on 25 September 2025 exploring effective crisis response models based on our recently released crisis

Published: 10 July, 2023

mental distress. We urge changes to these practices.” Hayden Wano, Te Hiringa Mahara chair said.   “People found these orders counter-productive and they impacted on the relationship between tāngata whaiora and clinicians. Use of these orders is not aligned with New Zealand’s Te Tiriti o