The Government’s high-level plan for transformation over the long-term. It outlines the next steps for further implementation of the changes required to support the mental wellbeing of New Zealanders
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- Kia Manawanui is a 10-year strategy and plan with actions sequenced across the short-, medium- and long-term. They are sequenced across 3 timeframes:
- building the foundations (2021–2023)
- expanding innovation (2023–2027)
- embedding system-level change (2027–2031).
This update highlights some of the progress we have made in the last 2 years in implementing Kia Manawanui. This is not a comprehensive view of all activities that have contributed to the implementation of Kia Manawanui, but it provides a sense of the gains we have made since it was published in 2021 and our focus over the next 2 years.
- Progress Highlights
- • Establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, driving improvement for
- Māori in the health system, including a dedicated Oranga
- Hinengaro group and prioritisation of oranga hinengaro in Te
- Pae Tata: Interim New Zealand Health Plan 2022
- • Continued establishment of iwi–Māori partnership boards to
- understand the current health context and to represent Māori
- so they are actively shaping local services
- • Formal establishment of Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
- • Enhancement of the stewardship role of Manatū Hauora,
- including through the Suicide Prevention Office, and through
- health reforms to strengthen leadership
• Creation of dedicated lived experience roles in Manatū Hauora and establishment of the Ministry-led Lived Experienceknowledge Network to inform national strategy and policy
• Development of Te Whāriki o te Ara Oranga, a network of innovators, influencers and leaders driving change in mental health and addiction services
• Initial amendments to the Mental Health Act in October 2021 to better protect people’s rights and improve safety, including through elimination of indefinite treatment orders
• Release of refreshed Guidelines to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 to support a more rights-based and Te Tiriti emphasis and improve practice under the current Mental Health Act