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Published: 31 March, 2026

Commenting on the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) released today, Te Hiringa Mahara pointed to entrenched inequities within the system. Māori continue to be disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system.

Published: March 2026

This short paper captures outcome of the think tank held in August 2025 to explore the future roles of primary and community care play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs.

Published: 2 September, 2025

Watch a recording of Te Hiringa Mahara's webinar exploring effective crisis response models.

Published: February 2026

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Published: January 2026

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Published: 24 March, 2026

This short paper captures outcome of a think tank held in August 2025 to explore the future roles of primary and community care play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs.

Published: 4 November, 2025

This webinar provided an overview of the recently released Urupare mōrearea: Crisis Responses monitoring report, along with commentary about what a good crisis response system could look like for Aotearoa New Zealand. It was held on 1 December 2025.

Published: 8 August, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara has placed the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2023/2024 into one, easy to read summary.

Published: 9 April, 2025

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Published: 11 May, 2023

Māori-led initiatives played a key role in protecting the health and wellbeing of communities, supporting connection with individuals and whānau, and sharing information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.