Ko o maatau waahanga matua

Our Priority Areas

Hauora hinengaro me te oranga

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Whānau Māori are free from mental distress and addiction issues.

Hauora hinengaro is a cornerstone of our hauora. Poor mental health is considered a long-term condition and whaiora can remain unwell for their entire lifetime affecting relationships, employment, education, and community involvement, further isolating them from their support networks and identity.

Māori in Te Tauihu that experienced high/very high psychological distress, aged 15 years and older, 2017-22.

16%

Mental health & addictions rates per 1,000 population

With a condition

Māori in Te Tauihu

136.5

Māori in Aotearoa

123.5

Hospitalisations with a mental health or addiction diagnosis

Māori in Te Tauihu

12.7

Total in Te Tauihu

11.3

Specialist activity contacts

Māori in Te Tauihu

53.5

Total in Te Tauihu

34.8

Data sources

Curtis, E., Loring, B., Walker, R., Pearse, T., Gilbert-Perenise, S., Gray, G.,
Akuhata-Huntington, Z., Latham, K., Kiriona, K. (2024). Iwi-Māori Partnership Board Health Profile: Te
Kāhui Hauora o Te Tau Ihu Volume Two. Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority; Auckland.
New Zealand Health Survey


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