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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: 25 February, 2026

Today Te Hiringa Mahara called for increased urgency to improve access to specialist mental health and addiction services for young people after new analysis shows a continued reduction in the number of young people accessing services.

Published: 16 June, 2022

In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health.

Published: February 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara is releasing a package of products in April-June 2025 to monitor mental health and addiction services, and understand system performance.

Published: January 2026

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Published: 15 December, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission released its first report assessing progress with recommendations made in June 2024 to Health New Zealand and government. Published December 2025.

Published: January 2026

needed. Wellbeing data is sourced from the 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) using datasets from 2018 – 2024. Data used for the assessment

Published: January 2026

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Published: 4 November, 2025

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Published: January 2026

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