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Published: August 2025

Experience at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. She is an enthusiastic advocate of the restorative power of being ourselves and has a passion for peer support and the power of lived experience to drive transformation. She joined the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in 2024 and has held

Published: 7 August, 2025

of all people in Aotearoa New Zealand thrive together.  Downloads 2025-2029 Statement of Intent pdf, 1.7 MB Download 2025-26 Statement of Performance Expectations pdf, 1.8 MB Download Future Excellence Horizon 2024 pdf, 262 KB Download Lived Experience Position Statement, July 2025 pdf, 148 KB

Published: 15 March, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has produced a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus. Supporting wellbeing after a crisis  In this report, we show that

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: June 2025

Download our factsheet providing supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Te Hiringa Mahara is releasing a package of products in April-June 2025 to monitor mental health and addiction services, and

Published: 29 August, 2023

Mā Te Rongo Ake / Through Listening and Hearing The Initial Commission was responsible for monitoring and providing advice on progress of the Government’s system transformation response to He Ara Oranga. This included monitoring progress on the implementation of kaupapa Māori approaches. Mā Te

Published: July 2025

June 2024. Updated June 2025. View the dashboard   Mental health and addiction service monitoring Two new data summaries provide updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services, with the second one focused on addiction specialist services. Published May 2025

Published: June 2024

Download Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler report Read the full Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler report The Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler: Insights on progress toward Kia Manawanui report focuses on one aspect of the ‘long-term pathway’ to transform

Published: February 2024

Here are more details about why we want to hear from a wide cross section of people, how the information we collect will be used, and answers to other frequently asked questions.  If you have any other questions or have issues with the online form, you can email us at kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz

Published: 26 August, 2025

crisis response webinar On Wednesday 24 September 2024 we are hosting a webinar that will look at what makes an effective crisis response.  Register now