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Published: November 2025

relationships internally and externally with Māori. To achieve this, our engagement approaches will reflect the organisational establishment and growth, along with growing relationships with iwi ahi kā.  We will then extend from there to recognise other Māori system and service leadership forums

Published: 11 June, 2025

extensive enough to drive improvement at the scale and pace we need,” said Karen Orsborn.  “It has been 7 years since the landmark He Ara Oranga report in 2018. Our report shows that while there are pockets of positive change, the system has got a significant way to go to achieve the outcomes

Published: 28 October, 2021

recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , has a particular focus on people with mild-to-moderate mental health and addiction needs and improving access to primary mental health, wellbeing and addiction services, including in Kaupapa Māori, Pacific

Published: June 2026

What this means What decision-makers prioritise and fund shapes the outcomes people experience. This roadmap brings together a select number of clear and connected priorities to help focus effort where it can make the greatest difference. Together, these priorities would support a system that is

Published: January 2026

the information you give us. Our follow-up We will look into your complaint immediately to see what went wrong and how this can be put right. We will acknowledge your complaint in writing and also let you know what we’ll do to resolve it. If we need to work with others to resolve your complaint, this

Published: 10 July, 2025

addiction services; child, youth, and family custody; and the youth and adult justice systems and corrections processes. Alexander has been working in the mental health and addiction sector since 2009. He graduated with a Master of Health Practice Honours degree in 2021. He is currently working in

Published: May 2026

response literature scan. Webinar Further background Crisis response literature scan This crisis response literature scan reviews international and Aotearoa evidence on crisis responses for the general population, Indigenous communities, and youth. It highlights shared principles, key differences, and

Published: 20 May, 2025

does not go far enough to meet its policy aims. In preparing its report, the Committee considered 358 submissions and heard oral evidence from 89 submitters ( read them on the Mental Health Bill page on the Parliament website ). Following discussion, debate and advice, the Committee – representing

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: 20 January, 2024

areas: Growing existing workforces Upskilling and transforming existing workforces Developing new workforces. Read more about The Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years 2022 Read and download the paper below: Downloads Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme pdf, 311 KB Download Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme docx, 496 KB Download