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Published: 13 December, 2023

New Zealand’s first Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has a big job ahead of him. Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chair Hayden Wano outlines our top priorities to transform our mental health and addiction system.  The announcement that New Zealand will have

Published: March 2026

development of primary responses to mental health and substance use needs. Think tank participants were: Kevin Hague, Hayden Wano, Karen Orsborn, Sonya Russell (Te Hiringa Mahara), Bryan Betty (General Practice NZ), Darryl Bishop (Ember Korowai Takatini), David Codyre (Tamaki Health), Glynis Sandland

Published: 10 March, 2026

digital age, where connection and community look a lot different than for previous generations.  Over the past three years, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has worked with young people to understand what drives mental health and wellbeing, including their experiences of

Published: 30 September, 2024

New Zealand is a step closer to getting accurate information about the level of mental health need in the community. Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, announced on 26 September that the Government will fund the first Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence survey. This is in

Published: July 2024

carefully managed by Stats NZ. For more information about the IDI please visit Stats NZ .  Data on youth access to mental health and addiction services We describe how we monitored access to mental health and addiction services using He Ara Āwhina in our report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The

Published: January 2026

of mental health service access was taken from Kua Tìmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun . The 204 mental health and addiction service monitoring report drew on data from Health NZ, Te Aka Whai Ora, Ministry of Health, Whakarongorau Aotearoa and other agencies.  Te Hiringa Mahara prepared

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: April 2026

services, along with increased pressure on specialist services due to workforce challenges.  The report calls for urgent action by Government and health agencies to accelerate improvement in a range of critical areas. The report makes five recommendations: Health NZ develops a mental health and

Published: September 2023

and anyone is in immediate physical danger, phone 111. Alternatively, you can go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED). For urgent help, mental health crisis services, or medical advice Phone your local Mental Health Crisis Assessment Team  if you are concerned about a person’s

Published: January 2026

of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Hayden has over 40 years' health sector experience in mental health, community and medical services, and was the former Director of Clinical Services at Taranaki Healthcare Limited. Hayden has held a wide range of governance positions, including