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Published: 4 November, 2025

system either supports someone or fails them. It’s that important.”  “We need to build a system that supports people when and where they need it. The current system doesn’t always work well for Māori, young people or those living rurally in particular,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te

Published: 22 March, 2022

Key information Te Huringa 2022 was our first mental health services and addiction services monitoring report. It shows the performance of mental health services and addiction services between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. The report covers mental health services and addiction services funded by the

Published: January 2026

] Report to Minister dated 14 February 2023 [PDF, 166 KB] 2022 meeting briefings  Report to Minister dated 9 November 2022 [PDF, 181 KB] Report to Minister dated 7 November 2022 [PDF, 126 KB] Report to Minister dated 21 September 2022 [PDF, 178 KB] Report to Minister dated 24 August 2022 [PDF

Published: February 2026

Download the report and infographic Get a copy of the Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report. This Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report focuses on where key mental health and addiction investments have been spent as of 30

Published: January 2026

Wano, Chair of the Te Hiringa Mahara Board; Dean Rangihuna, He Ara Oranga Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry Panel member; and former Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan spoke at the event. Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission launch, April 2021 Te Hiringa Mahara brand launch event 2022 Te

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: 23 October, 2024

‘alternatives’, we acknowledge that inpatient units are an important part of the mental health ecosystem. These inpatient services can be under pressure so providing more acute options will benefit everyone.  Our role is to bring to the fore the voices of lived and living experience, whānau

Published: 10 July, 2025

on future webinars.    About our Speakers Alexander El Amanni Addiction Practitioner and Counsellor, Te Hiringa Mahara board member Alexander was born in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He has living experience of using mental health services. He also has lived experience of youth and adult

Published: February 2026

February 2025 shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease. In 2023/24, there were 176,261 people who used specialist services. This is over 3,000 fewer people than in 2022/23 (179,472 people) and over 16,000 fewer people than 2020/21. Detail

Published: February 2026

He Ara Āwhina Framework Our He Ara Āwhina (Pathways to Support) framework describes how our system delivers for tāngata whaiora and whānau. Mental health and addiction service monitoring reports Our mental health and addiction service monitoring reports published since 2022. Updated February 2026