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  • Older people contributed to communities during COVID-19, whilst dealing with impacts on personal wellbeing

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    Older people have contributed greatly to their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic whilst managing increased loneliness and a range of other challenges. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report  ​ The impact of COVID-19 on the

  • Mental health and addiction service access data collection

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    Here are more details about why we want to hear from a wide cross section of people, how the information we collect will be used, and answers to other frequently asked questions.  If you have any other questions or have issues with the online form, you can email us at kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz

  • Te Huringa Tuarua: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring Reports 2023

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    This mental health and addiction service monitoring report is the main report that monitors across the breadth of national-level data. It aims to show what is working well and what isn’t in mental health and addiction services, how this has changed over time, and advocate for improvements. This

  • More action needed to address mental health and addiction service challenges

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    More people are accessing new services through the Access and Choice programme, however, there has been a decrease in people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services and other primary mental health services, and little or no change on other measures of service quality. This is

  • Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

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    The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today. We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

  • COVID-19 restrictions impact family violence and wellbeing, empowered communities key to supporting safety at home

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    During the 2020 national lockdown, reports of family violence increased considerably, but the New Zealand Police and advocacy groups were concerned that this was still under-reported. Women, children, rangatahi Māori, disabled people and rainbow youth were particularly affected. This is according

  • Treasury Te Tai Waiora Wellbeing Report reflects same youth wellbeing focus as Te Hiringa Mahara

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    Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights Dr. Filipo Katavake-McGrath acknowledges today’s release of the Treasury’s inaugural  Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022  report. The report follows a decade of Treasury policy analysis of

  • Reports to the Minister

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    Incoming Ministers below Briefing to the incoming Minister of Health - Feb 2025 [491KB] Briefing to the incoming Minister of Youth - Feb 2025 [487KB] November 2023  Following the 2023 general election, Te Hiringa Mahara provided the following briefing to the incoming Minister of Health and

  • Refreshed strategic direction – July 2025

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    In July 2025 the Commission began operating under a refreshed organisational strategy that sets out how we work and what we will deliver over the next four years. Our approach is documented in our 2025-2029 Statement of Intent and 2025/26 Statement of Performance Expectations, along with a new

  • We asked what happened with our recommendations? Here’s what we found out

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    Our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn outlines the progress with the first set of recommendations made by Te Hiringa Mahara. The full report can be downloaded .  The Commission has a system oversight and leadership role that includes making recommendations, monitoring progress and holding agencies