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Published: 27 September, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been

Published: 27 June, 2023

and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades. The proportion of tāngata whaiora Māori accessing Māori specialist mental health and addiction services has decreased over the last five-year

Published: March 2025

(directly or indirectly) in accordance with the Information Gathering and Public Trust standards. This includes the functions of Te Hiringa Mahara. Concerns or complaints If you have concerns about the work of the Te Hiringa Mahara, we welcome your feedback. Visit our Making a complaint page , for more

Published: 29 May, 2025

is the wait time for people seeking support. For those seeking support from a specialist addiction service, the wait is getting longer.”  “There is a strong case for increased investment in addiction services,” Sonya Russell said.  “We are concerned there is not sufficient capacity within

Published: January 2024

kaupapa Māori services Learn about our call for equitable funding of kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services. Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people Learn about how we can support rangatahi and young people. International relationships Find out how Te Hiringa Mahara connects with

Published: 22 March, 2022

Key information Te Huringa 2022 was our first mental health services and addiction services monitoring report. It shows the performance of mental health services and addiction services between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. The report covers mental health services and addiction services funded by the

Published: January 2025

services, and aged care. Karen has also held roles as National Lead for Elective Services and Group Manager Funding at the Ministry of Health, as well as operational roles in a District Health Board. Karen is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Services Management (ACHSM) and a former

Published: 30 June, 2022

. Intersectional The ways that multiple factors and power systems work together to create inequity (disadvantage) or privilege. Gender, sexual identity, ethnicity, faith, disabilities, and socio-economic status and other forms of discrimination can all “intersect” to create unique dynamics and effects for

Published: 24 November, 2022

resourcing, funding, and policy that can change those domains of life and wellbeing. “We welcome the weight of the Treasury joining the holistic approach to understanding and discussing wellbeing and look forward to working together in the future”.

Published: November 2023

The objective of Te Hiringa Mahara in performing its functions and exercising its powers, under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020, is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Aotearoa.  This proactive release policy describes