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Published: June 2026

What this means What decision-makers prioritise and fund shapes the outcomes people experience. This roadmap brings together a select number of clear and connected priorities to help focus effort where it can make the greatest difference. Together, these priorities would support a system that is

Published: 11 June, 2025

, respect for human rights, along with achieving both equitable access and outcomes from services to name a few”.  “What we need to see is improvement toward these shifts across the whole system. We are calling for an acceleration of collective efforts with the whole sector working towards the

Published: 11 May, 2023

communities. For improved future health and wellbeing outcomes, effective Government support is totally optimised when Māori responses are trusted, acted upon and enabled through the realignment of health system processes.    “What works for Māori will benefit all peoples of Aotearoa and Māori

Published: 22 August, 2024

has been informed by people with lived-experience telling us what they want and the types of services that work for them. Peer-led, community-based, and Kaupapa Māori services are working well and the experiences of those using these services have been positive. The report provides: Definitions of

Published: 7 August, 2025

and what we will deliver.  We held an an office hours session with our Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. The lunch-time session was a chance to hear about the refreshed organisational strategy, and priorities for the coming years. We answered as many as we could get through at the time. Find out more about our refreshed strategy Date: 1pm Wednesday 20 August 2025.

Published: August 2025

being an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our Tauākī ki te Tiriti guides our work to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and whānau. This is front and centre of who we are and what we do.  We are committed to prioritising the voices of people who experience mental

Published: 23 July, 2024

wellbeing, and insights from our engagement with Pacific leaders and communities. There are significant challenges faced by Pacific peoples in Aotearoa to realise their wellbeing, and we highlight what Pacific people told us is important to supporting their mental health and wellbeing. Matt Bloomer

Published: January 2024

our Board members  We also have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara. Meet our Lived Experience Advisors Find out more about what we do: Our relationships Advancing lived experience mental health and wellbeing

Published: February 2026

reports and looks at how the services have been implemented across the five-year roll-out period. It looks at what was delivered by the programme compared with what was intended, as well as the impacts of the programme on people and on the mental health and addiction sector. The Access and Choice

Published: 1 October, 2020

mental health services and addiction services, what we should include in our monitoring approach, and how we should go about our monitoring work. Ninety-seven individuals and groups gave feedback through a discussion document, at lived experience focus groups, as well as hui and talanoa with Māori