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Published: 10 March, 2026

environment, as we work to foster healthy and sustainable digital environments for our rangatahi and young people. (First published on 5 March 2026) Read our submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee Inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders encounter online, and the roles that Government, business, and society should play in addressing those harms (July 2025)  (PDF 1.7MB)

Published: April 2026

tangata whaiora are prioritised and reflected in our mahi Maintain effective relationships with Māori health sector leaders, Kaupapa Māori providers, iwi, hapū, and community partners This role is central to ensuring Te Hiringa Mahara honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and advocates for Kaupapa Māori

Published: 13 December, 2023

New Zealand’s first Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has a big job ahead of him. Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chair Hayden Wano outlines our top priorities to transform our mental health and addiction system.  The announcement that New Zealand will have

Published: March 2024

Māori Health  In her role, Maraea partners with the Chief Executive and Leadership team to provide strategic and operational advice and direction that reflects the commitment of Te Hiringa Mahara to being grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Maraea has a depth of knowledge and experience working

Published: 2 September, 2025

Piri Pono, a peer led residential service located in Silverdale, Auckland. Piri Pono is one of the case studies in the literature scan. Inspector Matt Morris, Health Partnerships Team Manager, Prevention Team, NZ Police.  Matt will be speaking about Wellington's co-response team, which is a case

Published: January 2026

Māori mental health and wellbeing We strive to have enduring and honourable relationships and partnerships with Māori through all aspects of our work Adopt the framework Te Tiriti o Waitangi by which our decisions, actions, and deliverables will be regularly measured and assessed.   Download

Published: 25 June, 2020

want to see the Commission prioritise genuine partnerships with Māori, Pacific peoples and people with lived experience of mental health and addiction. Prevent suicide Building blocks to prevent suicide are in place, with the publication of the suicide prevention strategy, Every Life Matters

Published: November 2025

.   5. Invest in tāngata whaiora Māori to decide, design and deliver solutions and develop pathways to grow the lived experience workforce. 6.  Increase resourcing of Kaupapa Māori organisations and approaches. Prioritise community partnerships to design and deliver projects which address the

Published: 15 December, 2025

for a 2026 conference. TheMHS and Te Hiringa Mahara are working in partnership to run Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa as an annual event.   For TheMHS executive director Peter Gianfrancesco, this is about more than a conference.  “What we do, and what we have been doing for thirty

Published: 30 June, 2022

the number of gambling machines or alcohol stores in a community. Co-produce A process in which tāngata whaiora and whānau are involved in planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of services or supports, policy, research, or training. It involves a genuine partnership between tāngata whaiora