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Published: 7 August, 2025

We have reviewed and refreshed our strategy to continue to meet the challenges of today. After taking stock of where the organisation had got to after its first three years, we have looked ahead to how we’ll achieve our vision over the next four years. The resulting strategy sets out how we work

Published: 21 March, 2024

people may experience while waiting.”   “We have yet to see the detail of how this initiative will be rolled-out but we think a staged approach is a good way to start.”  “The peer support workforce has a lot to offer and it is encouraging to see the expansion of these roles.”   In

Published: November 2025

- updated [PDF 2.7MB]   Statement of Intent 2022 – 2026 This document is the first Statement of Intent as Te Hiringa Mahara. It provides a four-year outlook on our strategic goals and how we will deliver them. Statement of Intent 2022 - 2026 [PDF 1.05MB]  Statement of Intent 2020 – 2024 We

Published: 1 October, 2020

-design of the vision of what a system of services, support, and approaches should look like for people and whānau who experience mental distress, substance use harm, or gambling harm (or a combination of these). The group included a Māori EAG which supported the development of a te ao Māori perspective

Published: 14 June, 2021

and significance of He Ara Oranga, the Government Inquiry into mental health and addiction, will enable the Commission to move forward with a sense of urgency,” he says. He Ara Oranga set out an ambitious vision for wellbeing in Aotearoa. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is charged with

Published: 28 August, 2024

the government. In an upcoming report, we’ll take a closer look at the Access and Choice programme following its five-year roll-out milestone,” Ms Orsborn said. Read the investment report

Published: 5 November, 2025

treatment is a significant increase, along with additional initiatives to boost access to peer support.  "The investment will mean more people will get safe and welcoming support at a critical time. This is a step in the right direction. We look forward to seeing where support will be extended

Published: 24 November, 2022

their effects on wellbeing and mental distress. “Our 2021 Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report found that many people experienced positive wellbeing outcomes in home, schooling and community environments. However, it also reported that 23% of tamariki Māori lived in households with good material

Published: 29 October, 2024

. It is good that this omission has now been rectified. We look forward to working with Minister Doocey and officials on the strategy, to focus effort toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people with experience of mental distress and addiction. There were some provisions we drew

Published: 30 November, 2022

Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, which has been released today. The  Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years   and its accompanying Improving access and choice for youth   report look at the first three years of the rollout since funds were