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Published: 1 May, 2023

check in with service providers and community organisations to understand trends and developments in some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most-at-risk communities. Read other reports in the Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 248 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) pdf, 244 KB

Published: 9 March, 2023

During the 2020 national lockdown, reports of family violence increased considerably, but the New Zealand Police and advocacy groups were concerned that this was still under-reported. Women, children, rangatahi Māori, disabled people and rainbow youth were particularly affected. This is according

Published: 3 December, 2025

ensures transparency, acts as a lever for change, and allows people to see the impact from our recommendations.  The first recommendations were made in the Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun, monitoring report published in June 2024. These were directed towards Health New Zealand and the

Published: 25 June, 2025

Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in

Published: 8 August, 2025

We’ve put the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2023/2024 into one, easy to read summary. We intend for this information to be used as evidence to support planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and

Published: January 2026

Waitangi Position Statement We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand that allows Government to exercise kāwanatanga in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through our Te Tiriti o Waitangi position statement, we will: Acknowledge the detrimental impact past transgressions

Published: February 2026

Download the report Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report | 2025 downloads Download Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report. Report Watch our webinars Improving crisis responses across Aotearoa New Zealand webinar Watch the recording of a webinar providing an overview of

Published: 30 November, 2022

This report and its accompanying Improving access and choice for youth report, looks at the first three years of the programme rollout since funds were allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. Published in November 2022. These reports provide us with an opportunity to see

Published: January 2026

, including any new mental health and addictions investment prioritising Kaupapa Māori services.  Improved commissioning models that recognise mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga and enable Māori providers to design, develop and deliver services appropriate to their communities. &nbsp

Published: 2 October, 2025

This working paper presents a focused review of suicide and self-harm monitoring indicators. The paper outlines how these indicators will contribute to building a high-level picture about rates of suicide and self-harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of this review was to identify a small set