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Published: 6 October, 2022

The analysis used a natural language processing algorithm to look at how we collectively talked about mental health and wellbeing during this period, and how this changed over the pandemic.

Published: 20 May, 2025

  Coupled with addressing service access we also need to move quicker to address the broader factors that contribute to longer term mental wellbeing for our young people, to the adults they will grow into and to society at large.

Published: 25 August, 2022

The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and support provided to young people in care, has passed its third reading in Parliament.

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months.

Published: 30 April, 2026

  “We know that without easy-to-access support, early distress can lead to long lasting negative outcomes,” says Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights.

Published: 28 May, 2026

"This budget won’t take us any closer to having a cohesive national approach to crisis support. No matter where you live, you should have a range of support options to choose from.

Published: August 2025

We have promised to uphold a ‘nothing about us, without us’ approach and to work together to improve wellbeing and transform the mental health and addiction system. We monitor lived experience leadership and participation across the system and advocate for improvement.

Published: 18 February, 2025

“Ultimately, we want to see improved access to specialist services and this needs to be a top priority.” The factsheet released today is part of broader monitoring work that Te Hiringa Mahara uses to assess how well the system is working.

Published: December 2025

Making recommendations and calls to action are two closely related tools that we use to highlight the changes we want to see to improve the system's effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy. In the attached document we describe the approach to using these two tools.

Published: January 2026

tāngata whaiora to make decisions about their treatment , such as sharing clinical and other information in plain language, and taking more time to support people through decision making.