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Published: 8 April, 2026

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 psychological distress;   action to address

Published: 10 October, 2022

Drawing on more than 3000 publicly available media articles, we used natural language processing to investigate and to explore media coverage by mainstream news media and how this changed over the pandemic.

Published: 31 May, 2023

It aims to show what is working well and what isn’t in mental health and addiction services, how this has changed over time, and advocate for improvements.

Published: 5 June, 2024

“The challenges we face as a society show no sign of abating and we need to be able to respond,” Orsborn says. “Based on this new report, we now better understand what is happening across the system.

Published: June 2026

The roadmap below draws on those insights to show what good mental health looks like.

Published: 13 December, 2023

These impact on young people’s ability to feel hopeful about their futures.  Yet, recently released performance measures for Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ show a concerning increase in waiting times for young people to access specialist mental health services.

Published: 28 August, 2024

“The vast majority of the $1.9 billion investment has been spent and we can now show where the money went,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive. “We have documented where the money went because we thought it is important to clear up any public misunderstanding about an investment of this size.”

Published: 8 June, 2022

We welcome the transformational approach taken in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill, which passed its third reading yesterday. The Commission’s Chair Hayden Wano says the Government now has the means to ensure better mental health and wellbeing outcomes for future generations.

Published: 2 February, 2022

“While the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill is a chance to prepare for a system that best serves those whose health outcomes are deteriorating, it is important we get the foundation right, now.

Published: 2 October, 2025

  Separate to this work, the Commission is considering how it can best contribute to monitoring of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan, alongside the Ministry of Health. We expect to confirm our respective roles by the end of 2025.