Mental Health & Wellbeing
strategy plan 2026-2036
Your voice matters | Your experiences matter | Let’s shape this together.
Te Kete Pounamu (TKP) is the inaugural national Māori leadership rōpū of living expertise, committed to advancing equity and uplifting the voices of tangata Māori with lived and living realities of hauora hinengaro and substance recovering.
We are supporting national consultation on the upcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, creating safe, tikanga-grounded spaces for tangata Māori, whānau, and communities to share their whakaaro. This is about ensuring our voices are not only heard but reflected in decisions that impact our lives and futures.
More informaiton
Why This Matters
This strategy will inform mental health and addiction services and response across Aotearoa for the next 10 years.
Your voice can help ensure the Health and Wellbeing Strategy
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Shapes design responsive to Māori.
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Reflects authentic lived and living experience
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Supports whānau and community wellbeing
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Aligns with kaupapa Māori approaches
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Reaches those often excluded from consultation
Our Approach
Our engagement is grounded in tikanga Māori and guided by manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and kaitiakitanga.
• Participation is voluntary and confidential
• Spaces are led by Māori lived experience leaders
• Environments are safe, supportive, and non-judgemental
• The mana and tapu of your kōrero are upheld, ensuring your voice is protected and accurately represented
Who We Want to Hear From
We are especially looking to connect with tangata Māori with lived or living experience of -
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Hauora hinengaro and/or substance recovering
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Whānau supporting loved ones
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People connected to services (including compulsory care, SACAT, AOD, rehab)
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Rangatahi, whaikaha, takatāpui or other priority communities
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This is an opportunity to contribute to a future that reflects the realities of Māori.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a future that reflects the realities of Māori.
How To Get Involved
We will be running:
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Regional hui (kanohi ki te kanohi)
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Online hui (Zoom)
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Digital engagement (surveys & polls)
You can choose how you want to be involved.
Draft Plan Info
Head over to the Ministry of Health website to learn more or click on the links below to open the full draft and summary draft.
Consultations
We’re creating space for whānau to share their whakaaro on the mental health and wellbeing draft strategy. You can take part in a way that works for you:
Online survey
Share your whakaaro anytime
Online consultation sessions
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Wednesday 29th April 5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Thursday 30th April 1:00pm – 2:30pm
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Thursday 14th May 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Face-to-face hui
We will also be hosting in-person hui in:
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Papaioiea | Palmerston North
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Turanganui-a-Kiwa | Gisborne
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Otautahi | Christchurch
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Otepoti | Dunedin
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Hawkes Bay | Napier/Hastings
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Te Tairawhiti | East Coast
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Tamaki Makaurau | Auckland
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Kirikiriroa | Hamilton
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Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington
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Turangi | National Park
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Taranaki | New Plymouth
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Rotorua | lakes
