Search

Published: 20 May, 2025

It is vitally important we continue to learn from people with first-hand experience of the Mental Health Act 1992.

Published: May 2026

Improving wellbeing outcomes for people with experience of mental distress New analysis shows the wider conditions that support mental wellbeing for people who interact with specialist services show no sign of improving. Updated May 2026.

Published: 4 September, 2023

Read the report: Under One Umbrella: integrated mental health, alcohol and other drug use care for young people in New Zealand report To learn more about our work, visit three of our recent reports: Te Huringa Tuarua: 2023 Youth services focus report (May 2023) Ka whakahuatau te rangatahi mō te Toiora

Published: 20 May, 2022

The focus of this investment is aligned with the voices of Māori and tāngata whaiora (people with lived experience of distress and addiction, substance, or gambling harm) as heard through He Ara Oranga," says Commission Board Chair Hayden Wano.

Published: March 2024

Our reports monitoring wellbeing for people in Aotearoa are accessible here The experiences of people with lived experience are included across the full range of reports we have released.

Published: 25 February, 2026

Improved access to services contributes to ensuring mental health and addiction (MHA) services are meeting the needs of tāngata whaiora and their whānau (one of our strategic priorities).

Published: 18 February, 2025

This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease.

Published: 29 March, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on supporting wellbeing after a crisis, such as pandemics or natural disasters, on 6 April 2023 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.

Published: 29 October, 2024

We look forward to working with Minister Doocey and officials on the strategy, to focus effort toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people with experience of mental distress and addiction. There were some provisions we drew attention to in our submission.

Published: 12 June, 2024

Second, we assess progress on the commitment to amplifying the voices and leadership of Māori, people with lived experience, whānau and populations with specific cultures and needs.