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Published: 15 December, 2025

When people gathered at the Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in early November, it was a first for more than one reason. The day-long event was the first-time people from across the mental health and addiction sector have met to look at how crisis responses are

Published: February 2026

framework , which is used more broadly to monitor wellbeing. These partner frameworks are designed to work together. Read and download How the He Ara Oranga and He Ara Āwhina frameworks work together [PDF 2.3 MB] Two perspectives and the system aspirations There are two perspectives in He Ara Āwhina

Published: 6 October, 2022

that people had access to during that period of the pandemic, and the stresses that emerged when these were lacking and life was disrupted. 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

Published: March 2024

  Watch our second recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 5 October 2023. Find out how we can realise the potential of the peer support workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.   We released our peer support workforce insights paper in June this year. This paper brings

Published: 22 September, 2021

of disadvantage. The Commission provides system leadership and oversight by monitoring people’s wellbeing in Aotearoa and the things that help people to be and stay well, as well as assessing how our mental health and addiction system supports people’s wellbeing. “We see our role as being the eyes

Published: 25 June, 2020

response to He Ara Oranga on behalf of those with lived experience of mental health and addiction,” says Mr Wano. “We acknowledge the commitment from Government to transform the system, and we appreciate that it will take time. The mental health and wellbeing system is complex and requires a

Published: March 2024

, and how those involved become heard. Alison also draws on her sector work experience, which includes ten years working for South Auckland’s mental health and addiction service. This involved responsibility for the administration of the Mental Health Act 1992. Alison has also served as a Board

Published: May 2026

over a five-year period, from January 2020 to December 2024. It examines how the current crisis response system is functioning, provides insights into the pathways people and whānau navigate when experiencing crisis, and defines what a good crisis response system could look like. We recommend a

Published: 20 May, 2025

now passed the Bill back to Parliament to be finalised. This marks another significant step in Aotearoa New Zealand’s process to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act 1992. However, there are no wholesale changes to the Bill recommended in the report, despite many submitters stating that the Bill

Published: 30 April, 2026

To Be Heard’ by providing real-life examples of how we can support co-design with rangatahi and young people. Our speakers are ( see biographies below ): Laura Ross, Te Hiringa Mahara Alex Walker, Lived Experience Researcher Maggie Shippam Abdulla Shiblaq, Yes Disability Ariel Waldron, Yes