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Published: 28 October, 2021

, youth, general practice, and community settings. “Access to mental health, wellbeing, and addiction services when they are needed, and giving people a diverse choice of services to suit their needs, are vitally important for the successful long-term transformation of mental health, addiction, and

Published: November 2025

Aotearoa New Zealand’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. Kia Manawanui was released in 2021 and it is timely for Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission to consider if the right foundations have been put in place to deliver the medium and long-term changes. The cross-government

Published: 27 October, 2022

decision makers in Government and the mental health system to accelerate improvement to services and contribute to better mental health outcomes. We support the call for appropriate funding of health services with a focus on efficiency and equity and would add that access to a relevant range of mental

Published: September 2023

are feeling, there is someone to talk to and free help is available. People are here for you if you just want to seek advice around how to support people that you’re worried about. Whatever support you’re looking for, there is a variety of online tools and helplines. If it is an emergency situation

Published: January 2026

a complaint to the HDC . The Advocacy Service can help people with concerns about a provider or service. Call them for free on 0800 555 050 or visit their website to email or live chat. Making a complaint about us or our work Te Hiringa Mahara is committed to providing quality reporting, advice, and

Published: 18 August, 2022

, and people will continue to be affected for some time to come. Aotearoa New Zealand's responses to it will continue to evolve. An essential part of the early response was to isolate people and family units. This is the prudent action when dealing with an infectious disease and kept many people in

Published: April 2026

2025 Infographics Updated He Ara Āwhina framework monitoring dashboard | April 2026 See monitoring data for the full 76 services performance measures sitting under the framework. Mental health and addiction service monitoring reports 2025 Te Hiringa Mahara produced a series of monitoring reports and

Published: 1 December, 2022

understanding of the pandemic, and our planning for the future – both responding to crises and supporting wider wellbeing – recognises that older people are not one monolithic group. We call for greater involvement of older people in decision-making that affects them, greater understanding of and

Published: 10 July, 2023

CCTO continue to live at home and are still able to work or study.    “We were told forced treatment can have a negative impact on peoples’ trust in and engagement with services. This is the opposite of what is needed to facilitate recovery,” Mr Wano said.  The number of people

Published: 22 May, 2026

people; what matters to them, what concerns them, and what they feel about the future here in Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2023, our youth wellbeing insights report identified four key ‘barriers to wellbeing’ - things that get in the way of being well - for young people across the motu. Those centred