Change Programme News

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  07 Aug 2025

  Equity Leads: Eddie Edmonds and Te Manu Tutaki Wi-Neera

  Two more Taurite Matua Māori | Māori Equity Leads have recently been appointed to MHAIDS.
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  03 Jul 2025

  Acute Model of Care comes to life

  Service improvements are being implemented iteratively in line with the MoC’s key areas, such as cultural safety, community relationships, and workforce development.
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  28 Mar 2025

  Māori Equity Lead: Keta Te Ahuru

  "By advocating for integration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, I can help ensure that Māori voices are included in decision-making processes."
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  28 Mar 2025

  Māori Equity Lead: Henare Parker

  “I am personally committed to working alongside my team to make sure care for all tāngata whaiora Māori within MHAIDS is delivered at a gold standard level."
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  19 Mar 2025

  Advancing the lived experience voice

  “What gets me up in the morning is a desire to find ways to create more respectful and healing environments for people.”
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  19 Mar 2025

  Lived Experience Lead: Leo McIntyre

  "I saw this role as one where I could get involved in advancing rights and equity in the way that we manage services."
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  19 Mar 2025

  Lived Experience Lead: Cory Simpson

  "I’m keen to create new pathways for people with lived experience to enter the workforce - they're so valuable and opportunities are limited.”
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  19 Mar 2025

  Lived Experience Lead: Sarah Porter

  “There is a huge opportunity to improve service delivery at a local level – but also more broadly. That's very exciting.”
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  07 Mar 2025

  Peer support service to help people at ED with mental distress

  Anyone arriving at Wellington Hospital’s Emergency Department with mental distress will soon be able to get help from people who have experienced their own mental health issues.
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  03 Aug 2024

  Concept paper handed over at Matariki ceremony

  A milestone was celebrated in the work towards a Māori Mental Health and Addiction Service in Te Awakairangi.

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