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Published: April 2026

deeper and look at measures broken down by demographics or other variables.  You can view the dashboard on the webpage (see above), or look at the data in full-screen mode by opening in a new window.  We are using Microsoft Power BI to display data. This has accessibility features built into

Published: 24 March, 2026

development of primary responses to mental health and substance use needs. Think tank participants were: Kevin Hague, Hayden Wano, Karen Orsborn, Sonya Russell (Te Hiringa Mahara), Bryan Betty (General Practice NZ), Darryl Bishop (Ember Korowai Takatini), David Codyre (Tamaki Health), Glynis Sandland

Published: 13 December, 2023

New Zealand’s first Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has a big job ahead of him. Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chair Hayden Wano outlines our top priorities to transform our mental health and addiction system.  The announcement that New Zealand will have

Published: January 2026

may take time. However, we’ll provide regular updates until the matter is resolved. Dealing with your complaint When we deal with your complaint, we will: make it easy for you to deal with us, with minimal effort on your part try to see things from your perspective, to understand and address why you

Published: 16 June, 2022

significant distress. The Commission urges the Government to be bold in work under way to transform mental health law, and to invest in culturally appropriate, community-based acute services to provide genuine choice for people and whānau, alongside the option of inpatient care. People with personal

Published: 18 August, 2022

response to COVID-19 had a significant impact on women and wāhine in Aotearoa. Rates of gender-based discrimination against women increased, largely owing to job losses and the unequal sharing of parenting and childcare. Māori and Pacific peoples overall bore the early brunt of COVID-19

Published: July 2024

General Social Survey (GSS), Te Kupenga (TK), the Household Economic Survey (HES), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and Ministry of Education administrative data (MoE). We extracted GSS, TK and HES data from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and used published PISA and MoE

Published: 6 July, 2026

and workforce development and training." "People directly impacted by this law must have the opportunity to be involved in next steps. This includes Māori, lived experience, and priority population groups, such as Pacific people and disabled people." "We acknowledge the journey to get here and

Published: 16 June, 2026

This report assesses how the mental health and addiction system is performing to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora and whānau. Progress is reported on six key system shifts that, taken together, would transform the mental health and addiction system. The six shifts

Published: May 2026

He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework shows how wellbeing will be achieved from both a te ao Māori perspective and a shared perspective, which also applies to Māori. Wellbeing reports Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes