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Published: 18 February, 2025

monitoring work that Te Hiringa Mahara uses to assess how well the system is working. Our role is to draw attention to areas where improvements are needed as well as highlighting where things are working well. Additional monitoring information on the 2023/24 year will be released in coming months. Read the Access to specialist mental health and addiction services, 2023/24 factsheet

Published: 3 April, 2025

provides an overview of the implementation of Access and Choice,  primary mental health care programme.  The report finds that the Access and Choice programme has increased the access to and choice in services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. This has

Published: September 2023

member of the following global networks: The Global Leadership Exchange (GLE) brings together and connects mental health leaders to help spread innovation and best practice to improve mental health and addiction services around the globe. The World Federation for Mental Health promotes the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental health disorder, advocacy, and best practice recovery focused interventions worldwide.  

Published: 12 May, 2023

Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.  Our latest report shows Māori-led initiatives played a key role in protecting the health and wellbeing of communities, supporting connection with

Published: January 2024

mental health and wellbeing Find out what we're doing to amplify the voices of people with lived experience. We are committed to being a genuine, courageous and effective advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. This includes people and groups who have their

Published: 25 June, 2020

more people and there are pockets of success and innovation to expand access and increase choice for mental health and addiction services. However, funding mechanisms have not changed enough to support a partnership approach, which would see priority populations co-design services from the beginning

Published: 16 August, 2023

will step down from the Te Hiringa Mahara board in coming months. A further announcement about this will follow.   “While I am moving back to Australia, I eagerly look forward to maintaining and expanding the connection between Australia and New Zealand, and aim to actively foster the

Published: August 2025

lived experience leadership, mentoring, and peer support roles prior to this. Meryl Fraser She/her/ia. Nō Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāpuhi, Ingarangi  Ko Meryl Fraser (née White) ahau. I grew up in beautiful Te Whanganui a-Tara and now live down the road in Te Awakairangi. I joined Te Hiringa

Published: 6 October, 2022

pandemic in a uniquely Māori way. Many communities across Aotearoa engaged in opportunities to improve wellbeing for themselves and others. This was supported by connectedness and belonging, clear leadership, innovative practices, and collaboration with and between services and government agencies

Published: 28 October, 2021

, which opened its doors in February 2021. The report has found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga, enabling important services to be provided. “It is pleasing to see the overall programme is on