Hayden Wano
Changes needed to compulsory mental health treatment
Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, is calling for an end to enforced mental health treatment.
A new report shows the standard six-month-long Compulsory Community Treatment… Audio
Report urges fair funding for kaupapa Māori health services
A new report says funding for Māori mental health and addiction services is unfair, resulting in treatment inequalities for Māori.
The report, by Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing… Audio
Primary mental health care 40,000 short of goal
Access to primary mental health services is improving but still has a long way to go.
The Government spent more than $600 million on the Access and Choice mental health programme in the 2019… Audio
Covid-19: Taranaki vaccine rollout may have to rollover to 2022
The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Taranaki may need to rollover into next year to get Māori in the region up beyond a 90 percent vaccination rate.
Just 62 percent of Taranaki Māori have received… Audio
Mental health report finds frustration and no 'roadmap'
Two years after a major inquiry into mental health and addiction, how much real progress has the government made in improving wellbeing in Aotearoa? Audio
From nurse to mental health watchdog: Hayden Wano
Hayden Wano is the chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - established last year as part of the government's response to the comprehensive mental health inquiry. The inquiry recommended… Audio
TSB Bank takes over Fisher Funds
The owner of the TSB Bank is taking over the investment manager, Fisher Funds, but is keeping the same management and bringing in a partner. Audio