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Published: 11 May, 2023

-19, Māori didn’t just respond, they identified the need for an equity lens to be applied to the wider response by considering the needs of tangata whenua as Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners and building on work already grounded in tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori, underpinned by established networks

Published: 30 November, 2022

allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. “We are past the halfway point of the programme, and now is a good time to pause and reflect on whether the investment into community and primary care is paying the dividends identified in He Ara Oranga ,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chair

Published: April 2024

without providing personal information. Information provided when you contact us Where you voluntarily provide personal information (eg, through online forms, newsletter subscriptions or email requests), we will only use your personal information for the purposes for which you gave it to us. This

Published: 22 March, 2022

wellbeing.  This also creates an opportunity to hear the voices of Māori and people with lived experience and provide a greater choice of supports.” To transform the system toward the vision of He Ara Oranga , the Commission in its role of kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing

Published: 2 February, 2022

we get the foundation right, now. A proper foundation will ensure that people’s lived experiences of mental distress and challenges are heard upfront and robustly challenge the fairness of the existing system”, says Wano. “The Bill could say a lot more about mental health, addiction and

Published: March 2026

paper. The paper documents the discussion which answered two provocative questions: What does the primary care landscape need to look like? How do we get there? This discussion followed the release in April 2025 of our final monitoring report on the Access and Choice programme. During development of

Published: February 2026

co-define phase beginning in October 2020, the co-development phase, and the methods and measurement phase. Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina Read more about our guide to language in He Ara Āwhina. We created a framework called He Ara Āwhina, which means pathways to support. He Ara Āwhina was

Published: November 2025

was released in July 2025.  Statement of Intent 2025 - 2029 [PDF 6.1MB] Statement of Intent 2022 – 2026 - updated An updated Statement of Intent was prepared in 2024 to ensure current government priorities are reflected. The document was released in August 2024. Statement of Intent 2022-2026

Published: 6 October, 2022

good mental health and wellbeing, services and resources are important, but not enough.  People need to have their rights, dignity and tino rangatiratanga upheld; they need to feel valued and connected to their communities and their cultures; and they need skills, resilience, hope and purpose

Published: 24 September, 2021

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