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Published: 25 February, 2026

This new data summary provides updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. In most cases, the summary reports on data over the five-year period to June 2025.    We present measures from across the Access and Options domain of our He

Published: 29 June, 2023

kawa. Peer support is often unacknowledged and under-valued however it has been shown to improve hope, psychosocial outcomes and quality of life for tāngata whaiora / people. Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023  Downloads Peer support workforce paper pdf, 7.7 MB Download Peer

Published: 5 December, 2024

includes detailing who we are and what we do, how we manage our business, our financial statements and progress against our Statement of Performance Expectations for 2023/24. The report provides a detailed breakdown of our achievements related to our four strategic objectives: Advancing mental health and

Published: February 2026

Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report downloads | June 2025 Download the system performance monitoring report outlining six key shifts to transform our mental health and addiction system. Report As an independent monitor of the mental health and wellbeing system, we

Published: January 2026

Briefing to the Incoming Minister February 2025 Following the changes to the Minister for Health and Minister for Youth in February 2025, Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided the following briefings to the incoming Ministers. Read and download our Briefing to the

Published: 3 April, 2025

- April 2025 docx, 3.2 MB Download Ngā ratonga Kaupapa Māori mō te hauora hinengaro, waranga Te hōtaka Whai Wāhi, Kōwhiringa hoki 2025 Downloads Access and choice report 2025 Kaupapa Maori services infographic (Te Reo) pdf, 993 KB Download Access and choice report 2025 Kaupapa Maori services infographic

Published: 25 July, 2023

you will know Barbara from the significant roles she has had in the mental health and addiction sector over the years, including the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018. We will welcome Barbara at our next meeting.   The role of the Board is to provide strategic guidance and

Published: 1 November, 2022

. What people told us, and the changes made in response, have been summarised in the following documents below Downloads Summary of consultation with Māori pdf, 4.9 MB Download Summary of consultation with Māori docx, 137 KB Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation pdf

Published: March 2024

lived experience are included across the full range of reports we have released.  In our series of insights reports on the impact of Covid-19 on communities’ wellbeing, this paper discusses how the pandemic impacted the wellbeing of people with lived experience of mental distress. See our COVID

Published: December 2025

;were asked to assess progress and provide evidence for their assessment. The assessment covered both how much had been done to achieve the recommendation and how well it had been done.   This progress report illustrates that substantial progress has been made overall