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Published: 18 February, 2025

monitoring work that Te Hiringa Mahara uses to assess how well the system is working. Our role is to draw attention to areas where improvements are needed as well as highlighting where things are working well. Additional monitoring information on the 2023/24 year will be released in coming months. Read the Access to specialist mental health and addiction services, 2023/24 factsheet

Published: 6 October, 2022

good mental health and wellbeing, services and resources are important, but not enough.  People need to have their rights, dignity and tino rangatiratanga upheld; they need to feel valued and connected to their communities and their cultures; and they need skills, resilience, hope and purpose

Published: 4 July, 2024

The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking

Published: August 2025

We currently 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.  Saskia Ymker Saskia Ymker (she/her) is Kaitohu Mātāmua Wheako Ora | Principal Advisor Lived

Published: February 2026

16 April 2025 we hosted a webinar to discuss the Access and Choice programme report findings. Panel members were: Carole Koha, Leilani and Genevieve Obbeek. Watch the recording. Webinar Earlier monitoring This is the third and final monitoring report that Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and

Published: December 2025

Asessment of progress report downloads Read our assessment of recommendations made in the Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun service monitoring report. December 2025. As an Independent Crown Entity, Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission uses a variety of tools to

Published: September 2023

realised Healing, growth and being resilient Being connected and valued Having hope and purpose Read and download our He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework summary [PDF 1.8 MB] The framework is also intended as a shared framework, which can be used by many people and organisations that play a part

Published: 13 December, 2022

crises and supporting wellbeing in general. As a result, we call for greater recognition of the involvement of older people in their communities and inclusion of older people in decision making affecting them.   “It is important that our understanding of the pandemic, and our planning for the future recognises that older people have a variety of different experiences, needs, and contributions.” View the report

Published: January 2026

plan into one place.  Our Pou Rama is standing strong, grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and shining bright on who we are, our areas of focus and what we do. It is supported by our vision, our mission and our values. Whāinga Tāhuhu | Our Vision: Tū tangata mauri ora | Thriving

Published: 31 May, 2023

More people are accessing new services through the Access and Choice programme, however, there has been a decrease in people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services and other primary mental health services, and little or no change on other measures of service quality. This is