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Published: 2 September, 2025

forms part of the ongoing Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission programme of work examining effective crisis response systems, which will inform our upcoming monitoring report scheduled for publication in November 2025, and we expect to inform future service design and

Published: February 2026

health of New Zealanders and has come a long way in a difficult environment over the last five years, we believe concerted efforts are needed to expand its reach further. The programme provides tailored services for rangatahi and young people, Māori, and Pacific peoples – aligned with the higher

Published: 14 June, 2021

Improvement and Deputy CEO at the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC), leading national patient safety and quality improvement programmes across public and private hospitals, primary and community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged care.  “With her broad experience and deep

Published: 28 October, 2021

schedule and that the roll out of integrated primary mental health and addiction (IPMHA) services is proceeding as planned,” says Wano. “However, the Commission would like to see the rollout of services for Māori, Pacific peoples, and youth accelerated. This is of considerable importance and would

Published: 15 December, 2025

-five years, is bringing people together around rich and current content to move the dial forward on mental health reform. TheMHS should not be thought of as a conference company. It is a movement of people who want to see better mental health services.”  Sign-up to our mailing

Published: May 2026

outcomes. Inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes are strongly linked to wider social, economic and cultural factors, for example, access to adequate income or housing. We call on government to commit to consistent, nation-wide support to improve physical health, social connection

Published: 12 June, 2024

The Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler: Insights on progress toward Kia Manawanui report focuses on one aspect of the ‘long-term pathway’ to transform Aotearoa’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of and insights about system

Published: 4 July, 2024

good to see the announcement of these five targets.” “To achieve the target, resources need to be aligned, a concrete action plan put in place, and more effort put into building system leadership momentum. We also hope to see the Minister for Mental Health closely involved.” “The focus on access acts

Published: 18 February, 2025

Government and health agencies to accelerate improvement in a range of critical areas. This included a call for Health NZ to develop a mental health and addiction workforce plan to address service capacity and workforce shortages by June 2025. “We will be keeping a close watch on access and will

Published: 13 December, 2022

crises and supporting wellbeing in general. As a result, we call for greater recognition of the involvement of older people in their communities and inclusion of older people in decision making affecting them.   “It is important that our understanding of the pandemic, and our planning for the future recognises that older people have a variety of different experiences, needs, and contributions.” View the report