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Published: April 2026

to June 2023. A wide amount of data and information (qualitative and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and

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: 22 March, 2022

wellbeing.  This also creates an opportunity to hear the voices of Māori and people with lived experience and provide a greater choice of supports.” To transform the system toward the vision of He Ara Oranga , the Commission in its role of kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing

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: 14 February, 2023

rural economies,” says Dr. Filipo Katavake-McGrath, Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights. COVID-19 in Aotearoa compounded the stress farmers and growers were already experiencing. It also exacerbated pre-existing challenges across healthcare services, including mental

Published: 10 October, 2022

and mental health and wellbeing provides a scene-setter for the rest of the series. The wellbeing analysis in the report draws on the He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, which describes the aspects of good wellbeing in Aotearoa and guides the way we monitor the systems that influence

Published: 23 May, 2024

access to education opportunities, appropriate housing, and adequate incomes,” said report lead Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights. “We know that improved mental health and wellbeing for people is driven by things that are out of their control. One

Published: 30 November, 2022

diverse choice of services to suit their needs, so that they and those working on the frontlines continue to have trust and confidence in the system and hope about their future."

Published: 2 October, 2025

of suicide and self-harm measures that will be incorporated into the Commission’s ongoing independent monitoring and reporting. Five high level ‘outcome’ measures will be included in our annual system performance monitoring. Monitoring data we draw on will be available from late 2025 and will be

Published: 29 August, 2023

Commission started this work, they wanted everyone to be able to have their say on how the system will monitor, measure and improve our country's mental health and wellbeing. However, due to COVID-19 they had to change their approach and target organisations that represent the people and diversity of