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

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    chosen to support the report’s key findings. Read and download the Mental health and addiction service monitoring report Downloads Te Huringa 2023 - Summary report pdf, 11 MB Download Te Huringa 2023 - Summary report docx, 3.7 MB Download Te Huringa 2023 - Overall summary pdf, 103 KB Download Te Huringa

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic

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    , and this included serious disruption to the ways they connect with family, community, church, and culture. However, throughout the worse periods of the pandemic, Pacific people drew on their connections to provide flexible and practical support to each other – support like trustworthy and

  • Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package

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    Mostly on track, but more to do – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for greater focus to address barriers to accessing mental health support The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has welcomed the release of the Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet’s  Implementation Unit Mid

  • Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler report

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    disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora. 2.  Resource and support an independent lived experience infrastructure, co-designed with the lived experience community. 3.  Update Kia Manawanui or any new strategy or implementation plan with clear and measurable mechanisms to drive cross-government collaboration

  • Govt must respond to the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing

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    extreme weather events in recent years, and we can expect mental distress and harm from problematic substance use to increase after future events. These events take a heavy toll on people and communities, and the impacts can last well beyond the initial emergency. “Mental health support must be included

  • Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support

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    Māori-led initiatives played a key role in protecting the health and wellbeing of communities, supporting connection with individuals and whānau, and sharing information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges

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    health services. Poor connectivity meant more people were struggling to get help, advice and support; with older people even less likely to be online. The closure of social hubs, such as schools and libraries, during lockdowns also had large impacts on communities. “Our report highlights the

  • Our monitoring dashboard

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    what we offer. Any feedback and suggestions are very welcome – please get in touch by email  kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz .  In time, we will monitor other mental health and addiction supports and services, and we will continue to make more detailed investigations into system-level change.  Last updated: 16 April 2026.

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    elevates how rangatiratanga was exercised throughout the pandemic. It shows that Māori have always had the knowledge and skills to support the wellbeing of their whānau and communities. Māori wellbeing is often referred to as being collective, and exercising rangatiratanga (self-determination

  • Improving wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora

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    outcomes. Inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes are strongly linked to wider social, economic and cultural factors, for example, access to adequate income or housing. We call on government to commit to consistent, nation-wide support to improve physical health, social connection, and