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  • Governance

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    of Otago. He is also Chair of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Chair of Needle Exchange Services Trust (NEST), and is a Board member of Te Rau Ora (a Māori health workforce development organisation) and the Southern District Health Board. Tuari has worked at Te Rito Arahi (Māori Alcohol and Drug

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    everyone requiring a higher level of care gets the support they need. Focused attention is now required on addressing this problem.” The report shows mounting pressure on specialist services. This is primarily related to acute workforce shortages in specialist services and is compounded by having more

  • The Initial Commission reporting

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    government agencies, primary health organisations, District Health Boards, workforce organisations, Kaupapa Māori organisations, Pasifika health services, Whānau Ora commissioning agencies, whānau organisations, and consumer organisations. Interviewees shared information that spanned across the full scope

  • Mental Health Bill

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    employment. These kinds of services have significant benefits for people’s wellbeing and are critical to reduce, even avoid, the use of compulsory treatment. Achieving the intent of the Bill depends on Government action on other enablers of workforce, investment, technology, and communication. People

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    health and addiction system is important for the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand. There is an opportunity now to make changes to services that will uphold people's dignity and human rights, develop and support the workforce and help rebuild trust in the mental health

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    distress during the pandemic. Te Hiringa Mahara believes that having better access and options for support is more important now than ever, because of the increased pressure COVID-19 has placed on people and communities and the health workforce that supports them. We welcome recent funding in

  • Leadership

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    Workforce Action Plan. Sonya’s professional qualifications include a BSc in Psychology & Biology, PGCertHS Community Development and MSc in Psychology. She recently completed her thesis on perinatal anxiety and sleep. Sonya currently sits on the board of WALSH Trust, a mental health NGO. Stuart

  • Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services downloads

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    Te Hiringa Mahara's wellbeing assessment reveals people who interact with mental health and addiction services face significantly greater barriers to wellbeing across economic, social and cultural indicators compared to the general population.

  • Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway conference 2025

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    Registrations are open now the for Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference 2025. This will be held on 5 November 5th at the
    Waipuna Hotel in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. The focus will be on Waenga mōrearea: He ara oranga : Amidst crisis and distress there are pathways to wellbeing.

  • Our monitoring dashboard

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    Data about mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Updated 11 June 2025.