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Published: 1 November, 2022

The He Ara Āwhina co-development phase ran from March 2021 to June 2022. A draft version of He Ara Āwhina went out for public consultation for six weeks from 8 March to 19 April 2022. We supported many ways for people to share feedback such as via email, LinkedIn, mail, voice message

Published: 29 June, 2023

; The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. There is huge potential for further development of the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and

Published: 24 March, 2026

paper. The paper documents the discussion which answered two provocative questions: What does the primary care landscape need to look like? How do we get there? This discussion followed the release in April 2025 of our final monitoring report on the Access and Choice programme. During development

Published: 30 November, 2022

: Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years [PDF, 311 KB] Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years [DOCX, 496 KB] Read and download our Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first

Published: 1 May, 2023

check in with service providers and community organisations to understand trends and developments in some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most-at-risk communities. Read other reports in the Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 248 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) pdf, 244 KB

Published: 20 January, 2024

Our Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years was published in January 2024. Since being announced in Budget 2019, approximately $54 million in contracted funding has been allocated to a range of initiatives within three main development

Published: 20 May, 2025

the development of the Bill, and the policies and practices that will see it implemented. Following the next stage of the Bill’s development – the ‘second reading’ where Parliament debates the Bill considering the select committee’s report – it will then be open to amendments from any member

Published: 21 February, 2022

I would like to welcome our newest member, Tuari Potiki, to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Tuari exemplifies leadership and has had a big influence on policy and service development. He continues to work in a place of manaaki and bring a voice of whānau in his work and

Published: 8 April, 2026

the public on the development of the Strategy, and we encourage wide input to that process. More information on the Strategy, including how to be involved, can be found on the Ministry of Health’s website .   Downloads Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Advice - May 2025 pdf, 185 KB Download

Published: 19 April, 2024

) Amendment Bill are currently being considered by the Health Select Committee. Read our submission (PDF 175 KB) When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced by the previous government in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation