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Published: 13 December, 2022

positioned in media as vulnerable and less adaptable.  “Older people have contributed greatly through the pandemic, often coping, thriving, and supporting others. Kaumātua worked hard to maintain connections with their communities and whānau in a variety of different ways.” “Kaumātua were at the

Published: 24 November, 2022

wellbeing, 32% of 15-year-olds did not feel like they belonged in school and 17% of people reported experiencing discrimination in the last year. “The latest report from the Treasury also points out that the total growth in mental distress across all people in Aotearoa has been borne mainly by young

Published: 22 September, 2021

upholds people’s human rights and meets New Zealand’s obligations under international conventions and treaties maintaining a holistic view of wellbeing that acknowledges the impact of social and economic factors on people’s wellbeing, such as poverty, poor housing, discrimination, and other forms

Published: 10 October, 2022

findings. Drawing on more than 3000 publicly available media articles, we used natural language processing to investigate and to explore media coverage by mainstream news media and how this changed over the pandemic. The report identifies nine broad themes and six sub-themes that describe the impacts

Published: November 2025

toward Kia Manawanui. As Kia Manawanui shifts into its third year and medium-term set of actions, the health system structural changes settle, and the government considers developing its first Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, this report demonstrates that government must maintain and

Published: 27 October, 2022

service and addiction service monitoring report, Te Huringa: Change and Transformation , highlighted that mental health services and addiction services had maintained pre-pandemic levels of services, despite the disruption and competing demands from the pandemic response.  Both the Commission

Published: 21 February, 2022

life, and his lived experience will be an enormous asset to the Board. I would also like to congratulate Board member Kevin Hague on his appointment as Deputy Chair and Alexander El Amanni for his reappointment to the Board, both for three-year terms. Read more about the Commission's Board members .

Published: January 2026

, maintaining communication with you throughout this process. Endeavour to resolve the complaint and respond to you with our findings within 20 working days. If the complaint is complex and we need more time to respond, we will inform you of the delay, the reasons for it, and provide a new timeframe

Published: 12 June, 2024

the leadership enabler of Kia Manawanui: First, we consider what progress is being made on the commitment to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and support equity of mental wellbeing outcomes for Māori. Second, we assess progress on the commitment to amplifying the voices and leadership of Māori, people

Published: March 2024

a te ao Māori perspective and from a shared perspective. Our other key framework, He Ara Āwhina , enables us to monitor the mental health and addiction system, and is written from the perspective of tāngata whaiora and whānau - amplifying the most important voices. The feedback that we heard from