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Published: 29 August, 2023

Aotearoa New Zealand. The consultation involved over 150 groups, organisations and individuals. To read a full summary of the feedback, download a copy of the summary report below Downloads What we heard through the conceptual phase consultation pdf, 537 KB Download What we heard through the conceptual phase consultation docx, 212 KB Download

Published: 23 May, 2024

A new report from Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that more should be done to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes of Pacific peoples. The report, Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes , offers a snapshot of New Zealand’s Pacific

Published: May 2026

for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD). It shows the pathways of people who are entering mental health and addiction services in crisis and how they journey through these services in Aotearoa New Zealand. The model looks at common pathways without revealing any individual identifying

Published: February 2026

NZ Health Survey 2024/25 mental health and substance use data summary downloads Read or download to learn about key findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 This data summary brings together key adult mental health and substance use findings from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) 2024/2025

Published: 5 June, 2024

addiction workforce across Aotearoa New Zealand about access to services and options available.  In this report we give people the space to express their views. This includes comments on the urgency of system change which will ensure people get support where and when they need it.  There are

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: 13 December, 2022

wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Our report highlights that while older people tend to experience better wellbeing than other age groups, the more vulnerable elderly face more negative impacts of the pandemic than others, with impacts continuing to affect their wellbeing

Published: 1 November, 2023

Read [PDF 2.9 MB] Focus Group Questions - Easy Read [PDF 1.6 MB] Consent Form - Easy Read [PDF 2.3 MB] Watch our access to mental health and addiction services videos in New Zealand Sign Language: Participation Information  Focus Group Questions Consent Form

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: April 2026

Ara Āwhina dashboard This dashboard pulls together data about many aspects of Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system. Updated April 2026. System performance monitoring The Commission's first Monitoring mental health and addiction system performance in Aotearoa New Zealand