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Published: February 2024

Here are more details about why we want to hear from a wide cross section of people, how the information we collect will be used, and answers to other frequently asked questions.  If you have any other questions or have issues with the online form, you can email us at kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz

Published: 24 July, 2024

Tēnei te mihi aroha, te mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa - Our compassion and acknowledgement to you all   He hōnore, he maumahara ki te hunga tamariki kua mate - we honour and remember the children no longer with us He hōnore, he maumahara ki te hunga tamariki, taipakeke e ora ana, e wahakōrero

Published: 31 May, 2023

More people are accessing new services through the Access and Choice programme, however, there has been a decrease in people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services and other primary mental health services, and little or no change on other measures of service quality. This is

Published: 15 May, 2023

The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today. We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

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: 24 November, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights Dr. Filipo Katavake-McGrath acknowledges today’s release of the Treasury’s inaugural  Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022  report. The report follows a decade of Treasury policy analysis of

Published: 28 May, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is disappointed to see no new explicit investment into mental health and addiction services in today's budget. Of particular concern is the lack of funding for specialist services, where too many people are already waiting far too long to

Published: 25 March, 2026

Following the release of the Government’s latest targets data this morning, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is renewing its calls for increased urgency to improve access to services for young people. “While we are encouraged by workforce growth and acknowledge the

Published: January 2026

We have have created an up-to-date picture of the state of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people in Aotearoa.  View infographic online .    Download infographic (PDF 359KB).   Download infographic (Word 4.3MB) Topics covered in the infographic include rating of wellbeing

Published: 7 August, 2025

In July 2025 the Commission began operating under a refreshed organisational strategy that sets out how we work and what we will deliver over the next four years. Our approach is documented in our 2025-2029 Statement of Intent and 2025/26 Statement of Performance Expectations, along with a new