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Published: 5 November, 2025

to see access to peer services is being expanded”. The report released yesterday by Te Hiringa Mahara – Ururpare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report – shows people seeking help and their whānau find current crisis services hard to navigate. We are calling for a nationally cohesive system

Published: 5 June, 2024

picture of the system available. More New Zealanders are accessing mental health or addiction support from a GP or other primary health provider. The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23. However, the number of people

Published: 29 August, 2023

Mā Te Rongo Ake / Through Listening and Hearing The Initial Commission was responsible for monitoring and providing advice on progress of the Government’s system transformation response to He Ara Oranga. This included monitoring progress on the implementation of kaupapa Māori approaches. Mā Te

Published: 15 December, 2025

Our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn outlines the progress with the first set of recommendations made by Te Hiringa Mahara. The full report can be downloaded .  The Commission has a system oversight and leadership role that includes making recommendations, monitoring progress and holding agencies

Published: 25 August, 2022

The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and support provided to young people in care, has passed its third reading in Parliament. Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and

Published: 8 April, 2026

Strategy needs to: inspire hope and change with leadership at every level;  outline a future with concrete, measurable objectives;  provide a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like to drive progress;  feature cross-government and preventative actions to

Published: August 2025

insights to promote alignment and guide positive change across the system, and stepping up into our system leadership role. Building on our strong foundations as a kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing, we will bring a stronger view of system performance as we work towards our vision of all people

Published: 9 April, 2026

Mahara is to independently monitor the wellbeing, mental health and addiction system. We created this information as part of a wider monitoring plan. Downloads He Ara Awhina Summary Set - April 2026 pdf, 1.9 MB Download He Ara Āwhina Summary Set - April 2026 docx, 1.8 MB Download

Published: 30 September, 2024

line with our recommended approach of starting with rangatahi and young people, before extending prevalence study to the wider population. This critical investment will support evidence-based decision making for services as well as improved system monitoring. While a view of mental health, substance

Published: 4 November, 2025

effective crisis response systems, focused on our recently released monitoring report which calls for the development of a nationally cohesive approach to crisis responses. Watch the webinar exploring effective crisis response models based on our recently released Crisis response literature scan held on 24 September 2025. Get a copy of the report: Urupare mōrearea: Crisis Responses monitoring report