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Published: April 2026

what we offer. Any feedback and suggestions are very welcome – please get in touch by email  kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz .  In time, we will monitor other mental health and addiction supports and services, and we will continue to make more detailed investigations into system-level change.  Last updated: 16 April 2026.

Published: January 2026

Taranaki Chamber of Commerce and Wise Group. Hayden holds a Master of Business Administration from Massey University and participated in a Senior Executive Programme at Columbia University. In 2017, he received the Taranaki Mayoral Award for Business Excellence. He is a Fellow of the Australasian

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: November 2025

]  Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) Statement of Performance Expectations 2025 - 2026 This Statement of Performance Expectations sets out our work programme for the period 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026. It provides a one–year view of what we will deliver, how we will give effect to the

Published: January 2026

Choice programme and school-based services. There is growing support for, and progress towards tino rangatiratanga for rangatahi Māori, such as an increase in students enrolled in kura kaupapa, growing support for te reo Māori and strong connections to te ao Māori. 

Published: 25 February, 2026

primary and community services in the 2024/2025 year. “We are very pleased to see that over 6,000 more people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services, something that is largely due to an increase in the workforce. The Access and Choice programme saw close to 29,000 additional

Published: February 2026

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Published: February 2026

system performance monitoring report | June 2025 This report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like, offering six key system shifts to drive real change and deliver better outcomes. He Ara Āwhina dashboard update | June 2025 This dashboard pulls together data

Published: 16 June, 2022

mental health system for people who experience significant distress. Everyone involved has something to offer to achieve this transformation, and we all must work together. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive. Karen Orsborn is the chief executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. A copy of the article can be read on the New Zealand Herald website

Published: January 2026

2025 [PDF  300KB] Briefing on He Ara Āwhina dashboard and infographics - May 2025 [PDF 309KB] Briefing for meeting with Minister Doocey and Minister Meager - April 2025 [PDF 334KB] Briefing on Access and Choice programme monitoring report - March 2025 [PDF 331KB] Briefing for meeting with Minister