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Published: 8 August, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara has placed the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2023/2024 into one, easy to read summary.

Published: 31 October, 2025

The Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey announced changes to the composition of the Board of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: 4 July, 2024

The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: 5 June, 2024

Read and download infographics on: Kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, Reducing coercive practices, Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services, and a monitoring overview.

Published: 5 March, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara will host a webinar on 24 March 2025 with an expert panel discussion on the Police and Health NZ change programme to responding to mental health crisis events.

Published: 20 May, 2025

Dr Ella Cullen reflects on our country’s poor ranking in a new report from Unicef that provides critical insight into child wellbeing in the world’s wealthier countries between 2018-2022.

Published: 29 October, 2024

Last week we welcomed the unanimous passing of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months.

Published: 10 July, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining findings from our 2025 Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services.

Published: 3 April, 2025

Monitoring report on progress and achievements at five years

Published: 18 February, 2025

Fewer people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services in the year from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 than in previous years.