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Published: 15 December, 2025

that three recommendations from Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga have been completed. Having a plan to support the workforce and address workforce shortages, government funding for improved prevalence information, and better data systems will now provide a solid foundation from which effective changes can

Published: November 2025

.   5. Invest in tāngata whaiora Māori to decide, design and deliver solutions and develop pathways to grow the lived experience workforce. 6.  Increase resourcing of Kaupapa Māori organisations and approaches. Prioritise community partnerships to design and deliver projects which address the

Published: 29 August, 2023

Rongo Ake is a report from the Initial Commission that assesses progress of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction, addresses the question: “how is system transformation progressing?”, and asks: what progress is government making in its response to He

Published: 27 June, 2023

disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities.The tangata whaiora Māori who contributed to the report emphasised the funding disparity.  “Approximately 30 per cent of Māori will experience mental distress to the level categorised as

Published: 6 October, 2022

their findings to contribute to our collective understanding of the impacts of the pandemic on wellbeing and on different parts of Aotearoa and what can be done to address these gaps.” View the report

Published: 27 June, 2024

longer wait times for specialist services and decreasing rates of access for these services. We know from other research from Te Hiringa Mahara that addressing root causes of mental health and wellbeing such as improving trust, household income, and fostering intergenerational connection and inclusion

Published: 11 June, 2025

“Our new system performance monitoring report highlights the need for faster improvements to address declining mental health and wellbeing,” said Karen Orsborn, CEO of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The System Performance Monitoring Report released today by Te Hiringa

Published: 5 June, 2024

everyone requiring a higher level of care gets the support they need. Focused attention is now required on addressing this problem.” The report shows mounting pressure on specialist services. This is primarily related to acute workforce shortages in specialist services and is compounded by having more

Published: 8 December, 2021

and their communities are not. “As a country, we need to address this. The He Ara Oranga report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction highlighted that mental wellbeing is deeply connected to wider wellbeing in our society. People called for this understanding to be embedded

Published: January 2026

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