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  • Govt must respond to the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing

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    Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on the Government to explicitly recognise and address the mental health and wellbeing impacts climate change is having on New Zealanders, following the release of the Climate Change Commission’s latest report.  Aotearoa New Zealand has experienced significant

  • Public input critical as new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy released

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    A once‑in‑a‑decade Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy has been released for public consultation, and Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on New Zealanders to help shape the final document. The strategy will set the direction for mental health and wellbeing across Aotearoa for more than a decade, making

  • NZ Health Survey 2024/25 mental health and substance use data summary downloads

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    We’ve put the key mental health and substance use findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 into an easy-to-read summary. This information is intended to be used as evidence to support planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and

  • Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action

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    Following the release of the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report today, Te Hiringa Mahara is renewing its call for improvements to address concerning trends for Māori and Pacific peoples. The report shows Māori are 6.6 times, and Pacific peoples are 1.7

  • The future of primary mental health care

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    A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

  • Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own

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    idea is quickly being implemented in many countries. A similar ban is now being considered here in Aotearoa New Zealand - without a lot of evidence of its effectiveness to back this action. So what can be done to make online life safer? It's inescapable that young people live in an online and

  • More kaupapa Māori services

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    , including any new mental health and addictions investment prioritising Kaupapa Māori services.  Improved commissioning models that recognise mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga and enable Māori providers to design, develop and deliver services appropriate to their communities. &nbsp

  • Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response

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    Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar exploring effective crisis response models based on our recently released Crisis response literature scan held on 24 September 2025. The session provided an overview of the literature scan and featured speakers showcasing examples of crisis response in practice

  • Peer support workforce paper 2023

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    Peer support workforce paper 2023 Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023 about the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. Report This paper shows the critical role of the

  • Mental Health Bill

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    Download Mental Health Bill submission pdf, 284 KB Since our formation Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has contributed to policy development to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand has mental health law based on human rights and eliminates coercive practices or reduces them to the