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Published: 23 October, 2024

Taranaki Retreat put it “A supportive relationship is formed, in which the safety valve of a listener to both reflect and turn to, is available to them to make positive steps for change.” When power is shared with tāngata whaiora so is the accountability for their choices. Tāngata whaiora from the

Published: 13 December, 2023

the year ahead you’d like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We will continue to call for change to happen a lot faster to ensure the mental health and addiction system meets the needs of tangata whaiora and whānau. 

Published: April 2026

what we offer. Any feedback and suggestions are very welcome – please get in touch by email  kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz .  In time, we will monitor other mental health and addiction supports and services, and we will continue to make more detailed investigations into system-level change.  Last updated: 16 April 2026.

Published: March 2024

workforce. We also shared the changes we want to see happen to realise the potential of the peer support workforce, including those across different levels of our health system. Who will be presenting: Tanya Maloney, Director Mental Health and Addiction System Leadership In her role, Tanya provides

Published: June 2026

with the expansion of the Access and Choice programme, and the diversity of the workforce is changing to include more Māori, Pacific peoples, and Asian workers. The need for faster progress to realise a transformed system that will achieve better mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people

Published: 25 July, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. There have been two recent changes.  Having been on the board since our establishment in February 2021, Dr Jemaima Tiatia's term has come to an end. Board chair Hayden Wano has expressed his thanks

Published: 5 June, 2024

infographic provides an update to this quantitative data one year on – up to June 2023 – to observe what has changed and where further work is needed. We also include some of the findings for Māori from our recent monitoring report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun. Published: July 2024

Published: 1 November, 2022

. What people told us, and the changes made in response, have been summarised in the following documents below Downloads Summary of consultation with Māori pdf, 4.9 MB Download Summary of consultation with Māori docx, 137 KB Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation pdf

Published: May 2026

change We want to see mental wellbeing outcomes make up part of the decision-making in the systems that support health, social connection, and material wellbeing. We also want to see the mental health and addiction system and services better support the health, social and material wellbeing of people

Published: 1 November, 2023

to seek help. This could be through a health service, online, calling a helpline, or other service. We will use the information we collected to advocate for changes to the mental health and addiction system in Aotearoa.  Keep an eye out for our mental health and addiction service monitoring