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Published: 21 February, 2022

life, and his lived experience will be an enormous asset to the Board. I would also like to congratulate Board member Kevin Hague on his appointment as Deputy Chair and Alexander El Amanni for his reappointment to the Board, both for three-year terms. Read more about the Commission's Board members .

Published: 4 January, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara congratulates our Board Chair Hayden Wano on being made a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order in the New Year’s Honours List 2023, for his service to Māori health. The award reflects Mr Wano’s 40 years-plus health sector experience in mental health, community and medical

Published: 16 August, 2023

We extend warm congratulations to board member Taimi Allan who has been appointed as Mental Health Commissioner of South Australia.   The SA Commissioner plays a significant leadership role working to strengthen the mental wellbeing of South Australians. This is a role that Taimi is very

Published: November 2023

As part of our commitment to transparency and accountability, we publish our Chief Executive’s expenses annually. Read and download our Chief Executive expenses below.   Chief executive expenses 2025 Chief executive expenses 2024-25 [XLSX, 71KB]   Chief Executive expenses 2024 Chief

Published: April 2026

measures in the dashboard. The most recent data available is for the financial year 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024. The list of the 76 measures, data source, and what part of the framework they can be found in is available here (XSL 29KB) . We continue to refine the measure set used to monitor

Published: February 2026

for people who interact with mental health and addiction services This assessment shows people who interact with mental health and addiction services face greater barriers to wellbeing compared to those who don’t interact with services. Published June 2025. Find out more   Mental

Published: April 2024

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Published: March 2026

A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

Published: 10 March, 2026

In this article Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive, outlines what needs to be done to promote online safety for rangatahi and young people.  Online spaces are now integrated into many young people’s lives, and Aotearoa, NZ has some of the highest rates of youth engagement in online spaces media in

Published: January 2026

community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged care. Karen has also held roles as National Lead for Elective Services and Group Manager Funding at the Ministry of Health, as well as operational roles in a District Health Board. Karen is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health