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Published: January 2026

and wellbeing in the pandemic This report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand and shows how Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic

Published: 1 November, 2023

A big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If

Published: February 2026

, people with Lived Experience, people who work in, support whānau with, or personally experience alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm or addiction. and the Shared perspective. Read and download our He Ara Āwhina (pathways to support) framework [PDF 3.1 MB]   Our Goal: a whānau-dynamic mental

Published: 1 October, 2020

mental health services and addiction services, what we should include in our monitoring approach, and how we should go about our monitoring work. Ninety-seven individuals and groups gave feedback through a discussion document, at lived experience focus groups, as well as hui and talanoa with Māori

Published: 1 July, 2021

Over April and May 2020, the Initial Commission sought a range of views to start developing an outcomes framework for mental health and wellbeing. When they started this work, their aim was to ensure that everyone could have their say on how the system will monitor, measure and improve our

Published: 18 August, 2022

Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet

Published: 24 March, 2026

A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

Published: 3 April, 2025

documents progress establishing the programme, with recommendations on how to ensure it reaches its full potential. “The introduction of the Access and Choice programme has filled gap in support and has substantially increased access for people seeking help for mild to moderate mental health

Published: 8 June, 2022

;Kia Manawanui Aotearoa,” Mr Wano said. “Irrespective of its inclusion in law, we call on the Minister of Health and the Ministry of Health to make a commitment to delivering such a strategy as a priority in the planning of the transformed health system in Aotearoa. We know how important mental health

Published: 31 May, 2023

This mental health and addiction service monitoring report is the main report that monitors across the breadth of national-level data. 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. This