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Published: 29 May, 2025

New analysis shows a 10.5% reduction in the number of people accessing addiction treatment services over the last five years raising concerns about whether there is sufficient capacity to respond to an increase in demand.  “Recent reports show drug use has increased, yet over the past five

Published: 22 March, 2022

that there has been little evidence of improvement in services or changes in wait times for specialist mental health services over the past five years. Wait times for young people to access specialist mental health services continue to be well below target and wait times for addiction services have

Published: 16 August, 2023

in the first two and half years of the Commission.  “Over the years, I have passionately advocated for the greater incorporation of lived wisdom and innovation within the mental health sector and have been proud to see the importance of both grow within the sector,” Taimi said on acceptance of

Published: February 2026

Access and Choice Programme report 2025 downloads Download the full Access and Choice Programme: Monitoring report on progress and achievements at five years, Kaupapa Māori primary mental health services infographic, summary and literature scan. Report Access and Choice Programme report webinar On

Published: 4 November, 2025

system either supports someone or fails them. It’s that important.”  “We need to build a system that supports people when and where they need it. The current system doesn’t always work well for Māori, young people or those living rurally in particular,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te

Published: April 2026

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Published: January 2026

Work with us You can find information here about our current vacancies and how to apply for them Have your say Your views are important to us, and we encourage you to have your say to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. This is a great time to join

Published: December 2025

approach to using these two tools. Every year we will provide an assessment of progress by responsible agencies towards recommendations we have made. The first assessment is being published in December 2025.  Download:  Our tools to create system change (PDF,  70KB)   Assessment of

Published: 31 October, 2025

,” said board chair Hayden Wano.   “We have a diverse, knowledgeable and hard-working board that is committed to bringing to life our vision of thriving together. The changes announced today put us on a strong footing for the future.” “In July this year we began delivering on a new strategy that

Published: 19 April, 2024

entity under s4 of the Act.  If this is included we argue there will be the unintended consequence of reducing our statutory independence and it will impede our ability to perform our monitoring and accountability roles.   You can find all 59 submissions on the Health Select Committee