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Published: 18 February, 2025

2023/24, there were 176,261 people who used specialist services. This is a decrease of over 3,000 fewer people than the year before and more than 16,000 fewer people than four years ago. Data source: Data in this factsheet is sourced from the PRIMHD dataset. We used an extract date of 23 October

Published: 20 May, 2022

, substance, or gambling harm) as heard through He Ara Oranga," says Commission Board Chair Hayden Wano.  The Commission’s recent Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report highlighted the need for more to be invested in

Published: 5 June, 2024

services (using the He Ara Āwhina framework). It includes key findings about compulsory treatment and ‘seclusion’ of people under the Mental Health Act 1992 and detainment for treatment under the substance Addiction Act 2017. In most cases it covers data to June 2023. Published: July 2024. Downloads

Published: July 2025

joining our lived experience mailing list advocating together to bring about change sharing your views, experiences and hopes for the future when we are monitoring parts of the mental health, addiction and wellbeing system.

Published: March 2026

A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

Published: April 2026

wellbeing outcomes for māori and all people in Aotearoa. As an independent Crown entity, we provide system oversight, monitoring, advocacy and engagement with key stakeholders across mental health and wellbeing, grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. About the role Reporting to the Director Māori Health

Published: March 2024

  Watch our first recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 28 September 2023. Find out what changes we want to see happen with Compulsory Community Treatment Orders in Aotearoa New Zealand.  In June of this year, we released a report on lived experiences of Compulsory Community

Published: 18 August, 2022

those people, their future wellbeing, and hopes for a better life, have been severely curtailed. The ongoing wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 are yet to be seen. For many, longstanding inequalities were exacerbated. Households with incomes of less than $30,000 have been most likely to lose jobs

Published: February 2026

published 30 June 2022 and describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. This will be used to assess, monitor, and advocate for improvements to the mental health and addiction system of Aotearoa, including services. He Ara Āwhina amplifies the most important voices – tāngata

Published: 31 March, 2026

disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system,” says Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, Sonya Russell. “Māori account for 55 percent of all adults placed in seclusion, despite making up just 17 percent of the population. Māori are also more likely