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Published: August 2025

We are an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Learn more about our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi here.

Published: December 2023

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Published: October 2023

Māori, who make up 17% of the population and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades.

Published: November 2025

Our 2025 wellbeing assessment provides the first comprehensive comparison of wellbeing outcomes for people who interact with mental health and addiction services against the general population. Using administrative data from 2018-2022, this assessment reveals the extent of inequities experienced by people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.

Published: 11 June, 2025

The mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like through six key system shifts.

Published: September 2025

recommendations provide more detail about what success looks like so action can be taken and progress monitored. The recommendations are: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) increase programme reach to deliver service to 325,000 people per annum by 30 June 2026, as intended in the 2019

Published: 22 September, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes today’s release of Kia Manawanui Aotearoa(external link), the government’s long-term pathway to mental wellbeing, by Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little.

Published: 16 June, 2022

In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health.

Published: August 2025

Find more about how you can apply your skills and experience to our work, check out current vacancies and apply for them, or register your interest in future job opportunities here.

Published: February 2025

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