The Initial Commission reporting
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 Rongo Ake is a report from the Initial Commission that assesses progress of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction, addresses the question: “how is system transformation progressing?”, and asks:
- what progress is government making in its response to He Ara Oranga?
- is progress happening fast enough (and how much further is there to go)?
- what areas need further focus or priority?
Read and download the progress report:
Pūrongo Tōmua / Interim Report
The Initial Commission’s interim report, He Ara Oranga - Mānuka Takoto, Kawea Ake / Upholding the Wero Laid in He Ara Oranga, was published in June 2020. It provided a check-in on progress of Government's response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction. It focused on four initial priority areas, and offered advice to consider in the early days of system transformation:
- Establishing Te Hiringa Mahara
- Publishing the suicide prevention strategy and establishing a Suicide Prevention Office
- Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
- Expanding access and choice to existing primary mental health and addiction services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addictions needs.
Read and download the interim report:
Thematic Analysis
To develop the Interim Report, the Initial Commission interviewed more than 40 organisations and agencies, which were selected to represent their wide-ranging roles in the four initial priorities of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga. The Initial Commission spoke to government agencies, primary health organisations, District Health Boards, workforce organisations, Kaupapa Māori organisations, Pasifika health services, Whānau Ora commissioning agencies, whānau organisations, and consumer organisations.
Interviewees shared information that spanned across the full scope of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, not just the four initial priorities described in the Interim Report. These insights have been captured in a document, Thematic Analysis, which includes descriptions of themes, quotes and views from different perspectives.
Interviews were conducted from March to May 2020 and do not reflect new decisions, processes, or announcements made since that time.