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Published: 20 May, 2025

also showed that New Zealand's persistently high youth suicide rates reflect patterns of inequalities in the broader determinants of mental health. There is no simple panacea to fix this but rather sustained investment over the long term. It will take cross-party support, and cross-agency and cross

Published: 8 December, 2021

. Through our He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework [PDF, 1.3 MB] , we can bring a particular focus to those communities that experience persistently worse wellbeing outcomes. “Our He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework was developed alongside communities and created with people with lived

Published: 18 August, 2022

safely, with dignity and to flourish, or a reduced ability to take part in their community for fear of becoming seriously ill. It hasn't stopped there. For others the pandemic has changed their lives completely, perhaps through leaving education, becoming unemployed, or contracting long COVID. For

Published: 23 October, 2024

‘alternatives’, we acknowledge that inpatient units are an important part of the mental health ecosystem. These inpatient services can be under pressure so providing more acute options will benefit everyone.  Our role is to bring to the fore the voices of lived and living experience, whānau

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: 30 June, 2022

particular direction and denying fully informed consent. Commercial determinants Private sector (companies that aren’t controlled by the state) activities that can affect people’s health [and wellbeing] positively or negatively (World Health Organisation, 2021). This can include alcohol advertising, or

Published: 10 March, 2026

blocking of harmful content, and ensuring that content is age appropriate. Te Hiringa Mahara is also calling for widely accessible education opportunities across Aotearoa covering digital literacy and critical thinking for rangatahi and young people, with resources for parents, whānau, and guardians

Published: 16 June, 2022

In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa New Zealand despite evidence they

Published: January 2026

the ongoing development and implementation of the dual-framed He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, including measurement development, in partnership with Māori and our priority populations. Ella also leads the data and insights team as part of the core monitoring and reporting role at the

Published: January 2026

Taranaki Chamber of Commerce and Wise Group. Hayden holds a Master of Business Administration from Massey University and participated in a Senior Executive Programme at Columbia University. In 2017, he received the Taranaki Mayoral Award for Business Excellence. He is a Fellow of the Australasian