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Published: 25 February, 2026

This new data summary provides updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. In most cases, the summary reports on data over the five-year period to June 2025.    We present measures from across the Access and Options domain of our He

Published: 5 June, 2024

The purpose of this report is to monitor mental health and addiction services over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023. The report focuses on access to services and options available.  On this page you can download or view: Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun 2024

Published: June 2024

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Published: 29 June, 2023

kawa. Peer support is often unacknowledged and under-valued however it has been shown to improve hope, psychosocial outcomes and quality of life for tāngata whaiora / people. Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023  Downloads Peer support workforce paper pdf, 7.7 MB Download Peer

Published: February 2026

Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report downloads | June 2025 Download the system performance monitoring report outlining six key shifts to transform our mental health and addiction system. Report As an independent monitor of the mental health and wellbeing system, we

Published: January 2024

The Board meets regularly. After each Board meeting, we publish a Board meeting summary so that people can find out more about Te Hiringa Mahara and its work programme. Download our Board meeting summaries below 2024 meeting summaries Meeting 44 - 5 December [PDF, 172KB] Meeting  43 - 24

Published: 27 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been

Published: February 2026

NZ Health Survey 2024/25 mental health and substance use data summary downloads Read or download to learn about key findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 This data summary brings together key adult mental health and substance use findings from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) 2024/2025

Published: 27 June, 2023

The report provides an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, sheds light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities.  It was released on 27 June 2023. Despite

Published: January 2026

Launching the new commission On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission held an event to acknowledge the establishment of Te Hiringa Mahara, which officially opened its doors on Wednesday, 9 February 2021. Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health; Hayden