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Published: 28 October, 2021

accessible to young people. Wano acknowledges that programme implementation has been happening during difficult times, with delays because of the COVID-19 response. The pandemic has understandably been a big challenge. However, the Access and Choice programme is critical to ensuring that people have

Published: 20 May, 2025

Gains – Child Wellbeing at Risk in an Unpredictable World .  Recent findings from the new UNICEF report show worsening youth mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is not new information but seeing how we measure up internationally clearly tells us that we are simply not doing enough. We

Published: February 2026

. There has been sustained public interest and commentary about this significant investment. It is important to monitor this investment and to have transparency as to how the funds have been used to improve mental health and wellbeing.  This report shows where the Budget 2019 investment in the

Published: 1 October, 2020

measured and their expectations for how we monitor. Only some of the data we need to monitor against the framework are currently available. This means we have taken a phased approach to our system monitoring work. Phase one of this work was completed at the end of 2022. There will be a longer development

Published: 27 July, 2021

employment that really have a big contribution to people’s wellbeing." You can listen to the podcast highlights on YouTube or the  full podcast interview on Spotify.  

Published: 25 July, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. There have been two recent changes.  Having been on the board since our establishment in February 2021, Dr Jemaima Tiatia's term has come to an end. Board chair Hayden Wano has expressed his thanks

Published: May 2026

-length from the government of the day. Our objective is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. We perform an enduring role in transforming Aotearoa New Zealand's approach to mental health and wellbeing. We have made a strong

Published: May 2026

happen to improve crisis responses in both the short term and the longer term.  Our key findings include: Crisis services are hard to navigate, fragmented and patchy, and many people don’t get the help they need. Fewer people have a recorded crisis activity, however, a higher proportion are urgent

Published: January 2026

barriers to wellbeing have been identified by young people between 2018 and 2022 relating to uncertain futures, racism and discrimination, social media and online harms, and challenges to whānau wellbeing and intergenerational connections. While this report does not cover all the issues faced by

Published: 10 December, 2020

feedback was 9 December 2020. Visit the have your say  section on our website for more information about how people were able to provide feedback.