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Published: 8 June, 2023

support to each other – support like trustworthy and accessible public health information, access to health care, food and care packages, and spiritual and social help.  The lessons learned from Pacific communities' experiences during the pandemic should inform future policies and responses.&nbsp

Published: 22 March, 2023

increase, and the support people need will be required for some time. We will need an immediate investment in local mental health and addiction services, which must not have a time limit on availability for people who need them.   “Social infrastructure should be prioritised – this includes

Published: 16 February, 2024

Recommendations in the Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released yesterday by the Auditor General show there is a long way to go to ensure every young person who needs support can access it.  “We’ve got to do everything we can to ensure rangatahi and young people

Published: 2 February, 2022

wider wellbeing outcomes affecting the four dimensions of hauora; it could do more to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi and support greater wellbeing for Māori; and it should involve a wider range of views and people with lived experience in decision making,” he said. “In order to be central to

Published: 27 January, 2022

other service providers and churches, who have contributed to a huge turnaround in rates of vaccination for Māori and Pacific communities. This is the kind of targeted approach that is needed to ensure that people who experience mental distress and those who experience addictions, have equitable and timely access to the vaccination. “Only then, can we say that Aotearoa has done its best in ensuring that no one is being left behind,” says Wano. 

Published: 8 December, 2021

within our mental health and addiction system, our wider health and social system, and at every level of society. “The wellbeing of each of us should be the concern of all of us. We live together in the same country – if some communities are marginalised, it affects us all,” he says. Through Te Rau

Published: 15 March, 2023

with lived experience of distress or addiction, and priority populations Immediate support should be provided to community groups, especially marae, as these entities are integral to supporting wellbeing It is crucial to re-establish infrastructure that supports connection and communities, ensuring

Published: 1 May, 2023

some Government and community responses were valuable, but more should be done to empower communities, provide a range of safe accessible supports, and monitor and research family and sexual violence. To help members of some of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities stay safe and secure in the face of

Published: 4 September, 2023

should be able to access the right support where and when they need,” says Karen Orsborn, Te Hiringa Mahara chief executive.  “We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

Published: 27 June, 2023

2024, is allocated to Kaupapa Māori services and Māori providers. This is a positive step forward,” Mr Wano said.  “It is about more than just funding. These services also need to be empowered to design and deliver services tailored to their communities. In support of this, we advocate for the