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Published: 8 December, 2021

experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them. Importantly, our framework brings together a te ao Māori view and a shared perspective view,” says Hayden Wano. Te Rau Tira introduces the Commission’s vision to improve wellbeing for communities in Aotearoa. “We want to see

Published: 30 June, 2022

About the framework We have created a framework called  He Ara Āwhina , which means pathways to support. He Ara Āwhina 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

Published: 24 September, 2021

health facilities. Many facilities are no longer fit for purpose, have outdated design features, and need to be modernised and updated. Hayden Wano says that more inpatient beds is not the answer to meeting people’s wellbeing needs and not what people and communities called for in He Ara Oranga

Published: 6 October, 2022

. The report makes recommendations around wellbeing moving forward, particularly that it be supported by decision-makers and government agencies: listening to and trusting communities to do what’s best; investing in communities and social infrastructure supporting wellbeing; and seeking to better

Published: 15 March, 2023

March 2023 - Our fifth report in the COVID-19 insights series shows that lessons learned from the pandemic can help support the mental health and wellbeing of communities recovering from other crises, like Cyclone Gabrielle.

Published: 1 May, 2023

March 2023 - Our fourth report in the COVID-19 insights series shows that the pandemic and lockdowns led to an increase in reports of violence and harm in the home, with some groups particularly impacted.

Published: June 2024

report measures wellbeing through our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework , which was developed alongside communities and created with people with lived experience of poor wellbeing. It reflects what people say matters to them. Our report found that: Most communities in Aotearoa New Zealand

Published: 27 July, 2021

Recently, our Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, had a chat with Gladys Hartson from Pasifika Wire - a news and podcast site for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.

Published: 4 September, 2023

peoples’ mental health and wellbeing. The four focus areas for success in the report covers cross government action, strengthening the service delivery system, building an evidence base and youth voice. “Calling for the voices of young people to be heard in service policy and delivery echo what we

Published: 16 August, 2023

We extend warm congratulations to board member Taimi Allan who has been appointed as Mental Health Commissioner of South Australia.