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Published: November 2023

redacted. In most cases, this is information related to the requester, such as their personal or commercial information. If you would like an accessible, alternate format for any of the documents below, please contact us on kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz Page updated : 24 June 2025. Recent requests Updates to He Ara

Published: 1 November, 2022

, video, online survey forms, and online meetings to ensure the framework and six-week consultation process was accessible as possible to everyone, especially our priority population groups. During our public consultation process we received over 260 submissions across all priority population groups

Published: February 2026

Ara Oranga. The six key shifts move us toward an ideal mental health and addiction system that realises lived experience leadership, prioritises highest need, takes a prevention and early intervention approach, provides accessible and effective services and outcomes, upholds human rights, and is

Published: 30 April, 2026

spaces, both in daily life and the mental health space. I am passionate about making all spaces accessible, and using my lived experience to inform better service delivery. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, board games and making my own clothes. Amy Skipper Amy is the Founder and Executive Director

Published: 1 October, 2020

2022. We supported many ways for people to share feedback to ensure the framework and six-week consultation process was accessible to everyone, especially our priority population groups. During our public consultation process we received over 260 submissions across all priority population groups

Published: 20 April, 2026

updated law will set a new standard for care. Delays are putting the intended commencement date, currently set for July 2027, at risk.   “Still, too many people experience compulsory community treatment and seclusion in our mental health services, and there is wide variation between districts with

Published: January 2026

pressing and present issue when they think about their future, since young people, particularly rangatahi Māori, value the environment for their wellbeing Discrimination, including anti-rainbow discrimination and ableism, racism and the impacts of colonisation are significant issues for rangatahi Māori

Published: 29 June, 2023

; The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. There is huge potential for further development of the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and

Published: March 2024

together and synthesises evidence from academic research, New Zealand data, and the voices of people with lived experience on the value of the peer support workforce in mental health and alcohol and drug services. While the peer support workforce in Aotearoa is growing, it remains a small proportion of our

Published: 27 September, 2024

Wellbeing Strategy Group. He is involved in a variety of rural industry and community initiatives, including currently chairing Federated Farmers. Wayne farms with his family in Golden Bay.    At the next meeting of the Board in October, Wayne will be welcomed and begin his five-year term