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Published: 23 May, 2024

peoples state of wellbeing. Across almost every measure of wellbeing, Pacific peoples face greater challenges than the rest of the population. “Pacific peoples don’t have access to the essential building blocks they need to ensure they can thrive in Aotearoa. There are ongoing barriers to equitable

Published: 11 May, 2023

responses to the pandemic can continue to be an exemplar for how Aotearoa can support health and wellbeing outcomes in any future crises, and support wellbeing more generally.” Read the report [PDF, 10 MB] Watch Director Māori Maraea Johns speaking about the report

Published: 25 February, 2026

We’ve put the key mental health and substance use findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 into an easy-to-read summary. This information is intended to be used as evidence to support planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and

Published: 18 August, 2022

, to understand what has happened, and how we can improve and transform the systems that support wellbeing in Aotearoa. In the meantime, we urge the Government, particularly at this time of transition in the health system, to make sure transforming the mental health and addiction system remains a

Published: 5 March, 2025

panel discussion, with a 20-minute time slot for questions to the panel.  When: 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Monday 24 March 2025 Where: Online Part 2 and Part 3 of this webinar series on improving crisis responses in Aotearoa New Zealand are planned for later in 2025. Subscribe to our mailing list to stay up to date.

Published: 30 November, 2022

where progress is being made, not only in access to services but also in having the opportunity to have genuine service choice. See the media release:  Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain Our Supplementary paper: Access and

Published: 20 May, 2025

at large.  Mental health issues do not suddenly appear during youth but are a combination of risk factors that have not been addressed or prevented from taking their course. Evidence from longitudinal studies in New Zealand show that the earlier we can influence the trajectory of a young

Published: February 2026

planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and addiction outcomes. In 2024/2025: 14.3% of adults (about 619,000 people) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress in the four weeks prior to the survey.   High or very high

Published: 5 February, 2023

, they became a place where resources could be distributed, planning could take place and where people could find connections. The nature of the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of rural communities has evolved, and will continue to evolve, over the course of the pandemic – life has not 'returned

Published: 1 December, 2021

We are currently in the important stage of mahi (work) to develop the methods and measures for how we will monitor and assess the mental health and addiction system. Phase 1 of this work was completed at the end of 2022, and mahi will continue for measures where data does not exist or are not