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Published: November 2023

- OIA for statistical information relating to OIAs [PDF, 221 KB] Information on demands for mental health treatment after COVID-19 Date published: 15 December 2021 Response date: 12 July 2021 View/download PDF: MHWC2021-002 - OIA requests for information on demands for mental health treatment after

Published: June 2025

February 2025. Find out more   Kawepūrongo me ngā Rauemi | News and resources View all news 11 Jun 2025 Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system   29 May 2025 Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted   20 May 2025 New Unicef report ranks Aotearoa New Zealand low for child and youth mental health and wellbeing   View all news

Published: 15 May, 2023

Māori services - residential alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care and short-term respite care. These services can provide appropriate treatment, and a supportive culture, where young people are safe and have hope for the future. Watch our New Zealand Sign Language summary

Published: 29 August, 2023

Treatment) Act 1992 Expanding access and choice to existing primary mental health and addiction services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addictions needs. Read and download the interim report: Downloads Upholding the Wero laid in He Ara Oranga pdf, 4.3 MB Download One-page summary of

Published: 13 December, 2023

, kaupapa Māori services, compulsory community treatment orders and the peer support workforce. A dashboard has been developed to ensure data is more easily accessible See: www.mwhc.govt.nz/dashboard    Taking stock of the lessons we can take from the COVID-19 pandemic response was a focus

Published: January 2024

initiative developing whanau-led programmes to reduce drug harm.  He has played a significant role in informing the education and training of the workforces working in the addiction treatment sector.  He has lived experience of drug addiction and will strengthen the alcohol and other drug harm reduction lens in our governance.  

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: June 2025

Data about mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand

Updated 11 June 2025.

Published: 1 October, 2020

We created a framework called He Ara Āwhina, which means pathways to support. He Ara Āwhina was published 30 June 2022 and describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. The process for developing this framework is described on this page.

Published: 24 March, 2025

Registrations are open now the for Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference 2025. This will be held on 5 November 5th at the
Waipuna Hotel in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. The focus will be on Waenga mōrearea: He ara oranga : Amidst crisis and distress there are pathways to wellbeing.