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Published: May 2026

with mental wellbeing: Good self-reported health had a very strong relationship with mental wellbeing. Social connection and whānau-related factors are also strongly associated with mental wellbeing. Material wellbeing indicators are strongly related to good mental wellbeing. What we want to see

Published: 10 March, 2026

and digital age, where connection and community look a lot different than for previous generations.  Over the past three years, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has worked with young people to understand what drives mental health and wellbeing, including their

Published: 27 June, 2023

More investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services is needed to ensure the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding. This is a

Published: 7 August, 2025

and what we will deliver.  We held an an office hours session with our Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. The lunch-time session was a chance to hear about the refreshed organisational strategy, and priorities for the coming years. We answered as many as we could get through at the time. Find out more about our refreshed strategy Date: 1pm Wednesday 20 August 2025.

Published: 16 February, 2024

get support with mental health issues in a timely and appropriate way. These recommendations provide further impetus for change,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.   “While many reports and recommendations have come before this

Published: 11 May, 2023

and relationships. This enabled their response to be agile, effective, and adaptive. “Exercising rangatiratanga included marae adapting tikanga and kawa to develop tailored pandemic plans; establishing the National Māori Pandemic response group of Māori health experts; setting up checkpoints

Published: 8 April, 2026

, and our role as system and service monitor. Our latest advice, in February 2026, recognised the improvements that have been made since our past advice, but highlighted gaps we hope to see addressed relating to:  strengthening action on determinants to tackle increasing population rates of

Published: May 2026

Effectiveness review and Evidence brief downloads Read the full review and brief on effective early intervention and secondary prevention approaches for rangatahi and young people experiencing early signs of distress Report In Aotearoa New Zealand, distress among young people has increased sharply

Published: 30 November, 2022

allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. “We are past the halfway point of the programme, and now is a good time to pause and reflect on whether the investment into community and primary care is paying the dividends identified in He Ara Oranga ,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chair

Published: February 2024

sought help and/or decided not to seek help: if you have found help, tell us how easy or difficult it was to get what you needed. if you didn’t find help, tell us what stopped you from getting the help you needed. We also want to hear from whānau, family, and supporters of people with these