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Published: 5 July, 2022

Hiringa Mahara (positive energy and thoughtfulness) with agencies across the system to support, transform, guide, and monitor a mental health and wellbeing system that prioritises wellbeing and that has people and whānau at its heart."

Published: 26 August, 2025

reporting on this work later in 2025, with a monitoring report, and expect these findings to inform future service design and improvements. Downloads Crisis response literature scan pdf, 726 KB Download Crisis response literature scan docx, 2.8 MB Download

Published: 16 August, 2023

well qualified to step into.    Taimi joined the Te Hiringa Mahara board at its inception in February 2021. She has brought deep expertise and connection with lived experience perspectives and a broad knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing system. Taimi has played an active role

Published: 1 May, 2023

-19 pandemic and lockdowns led to an increase in reports of violence and harm in the home, with some groups particularly impacted. The report also shows the following: Being cut off from support networks and being trapped in unsafe situations saw violence and controlling behaviour change, increase

Published: 30 April, 2026

Zealand Health Survey found 1 in 5 of 15–24-year-olds experienced high to very high psychological distress. Primary and specialist mental health and addiction services cannot meet need at this scale.  “We know that without easy-to-access support, early distress can lead to long lasting negative

Published: 5 June, 2024

and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. However, access to specialist services has decreased, with people reporting challenges accessing these services. We look at the access challenges faced

Published: January 2024

Our commitment to lived experience We have promised to uphold a ‘nothing about us, without us’ approach and to work together to transform the mental health and addiction system. Meet our Lived Experience Advisors We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors who support connections with tāngata

Published: 19 April, 2024

the workforce elements of the other strategies in the Act. We support the proposed requirement to consult with and have regard to our views when developing the Government Policy Statement on Health. We do not support the proposal to include the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission as a health

Published: 15 April, 2026

is positive to see this taken forward. However, for it to be truly effective, it must be shaped by the voices of people with lived experience and their whānau.  “While the strategy clearly acknowledges the inequitable outcomes experienced by Māori and outlines improved outcomes in its long

Published: 24 July, 2024

Tēnei te mihi aroha, te mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa - Our compassion and acknowledgement to you all   He hōnore, he maumahara ki te hunga tamariki kua mate - we honour and remember the children no longer with us He hōnore, he maumahara ki te hunga tamariki, taipakeke e ora ana, e wahakōrero