Waenga mōrearea: He ara oranga: Amidst crisis and distress there are pathways to wellbeing

5 November 2025, Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Auckland

TheMHS and Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission are delighted to bring you the first in an annual series of conferences. This annual conference is known as Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway.

Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa acknowledges and recognises the long term and sustainable efforts required to achieve mental health and wellbeing. The focus is to influence, promote and advocate on the continued improvement of the mental health system and services to better meet the needs of people experiencing a crisis.

This conference provides the opportunity to bring together a collection of national and international experience and expertise including te ao Māori (Māori world views), lived/living experience, clinical, funder and a system view.

In 2025, our focus is Waenga mōrearea: He ara oranga : Amidst crisis and distress there are pathways to wellbeing.

Lived experience communities speak about the continued challenges of accessing the right support at the right time when they are experiencing a crisis. Data on monitoring services also highlights that crisis responses are a challenge. The Government has a strong interest in improving crisis responses and has initiated sector developments to support this improvement.

It is timely to come together to discover where system improvement has already occurred, what is currently underway, what we can learn from international examples, and how we can work together to be a part of a better collective crisis response.

TheMHS Learning Network and Te Hiringa Mahara | The NZ Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission invite you to join us for this informative, immersive and action-orientated conference.

Join us in Auckland!

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