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Published: 25 August, 2022

Wellbeing Commission, as kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing, monitors the wellbeing outcomes of young people with experience of care now and will do so in the future. It will continue to advocate for their right to be heard and to influence decisions made about them, Board Chair Hayden

Published: 16 February, 2024

We welcomed recommendations in the Auditor General's report Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released on 15 February 2024.

Published: 2 February, 2022

we get the foundation right, now. A proper foundation will ensure that people’s lived experiences of mental distress and challenges are heard upfront and robustly challenge the fairness of the existing system”, says Wano. “The Bill could say a lot more about mental health, addiction and

Published: 1 November, 2022

The He Ara Āwhina co-development phase ran from March 2021 to June 2022. A draft version of He Ara Āwhina went out for public consultation for six weeks from 8 March to 19 April 2022.

Published: 27 January, 2022

connected with and brought into vaccination rollout. These groups require active engagement and, in many cases, the best parties to do that are the community-led service providers. “We cannot speak highly enough about the targeted efforts of Māori and Pacific community providers as well as

Published: 8 December, 2021

experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them. Importantly, our framework brings together a te ao Māori view and a shared perspective view,” says Hayden Wano. Te Rau Tira introduces the Commission’s vision to improve wellbeing for communities in Aotearoa. “We want to see

Published: 8 December, 2021

and created with people with lived experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them. Read a short summary of the Te Rau Tira (Wellbeing outcomes report)  Downloads Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report pdf, 9 MB Download Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report docx, 4.2

Published: 24 September, 2021

conversation about what it’s really going to take to meet people’s wellbeing needs. That means having a greater focus on prevention and early intervention. People in Aotearoa need to get the support we need at the right time and be supported to regain our wellbeing in our local community,” says Hayden Wano. 

Published: 6 October, 2022

June 2023 - The final report in the COVID-19 insights series draws on the previous seven reports, and wider research to highlight the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic, and to learn from them.

Published: 15 March, 2023

supporting wellbeing after a crisis on the  Advocacy section of our website Read other reports in the Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 767 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) pdf, 126 KB Download Summary Report (English) docx, 46 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) docx, 46 KB Download Technical Report pdf, 4.4 MB Download Technical Report docx, 124 KB Download