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Article by Shaun Robinson, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand chief executive. First published in The Post on 12 October 2026 on the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Week: 12–18 October 2026. Visit mhaw.nz for more.
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) acknowledges with aroha the 602 lives lost to suspected suicide over the past year.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 responds to increasing rates of loneliness across Aotearoa. Belonging Matters is announced as the theme for this year’s campaign.
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) welcomes the Government's Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Implementation Plan and says it's a long overdue step towards turning mental health commitments into action.
Budget 2026: Public sector savings could come at the expense of good mental health and wellbeing
The Mental Health Foundation is proud to announce the 18 successful recipients of the All-of-Population Suicide Prevention Community Fund, with $1.5 million going towards community-led suicide prevention and postvention projects across Aotearoa.
Applications open to be part of new rangatahi hauora project.
More than 25,000 New Zealanders are gearing up for the final push as The Push‑Up Challenge enters its last day tomorrow, Friday 27 February.
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is today issuing a public advisory that footage that appears to show a man dying by suicide is being shared on the social media platform TikTok and viewers of this video may be extremely distressed.
SIL Research, commissioned by the MHF and the All Sorts campaign, initiated a research project to gain insight into the wellbeing of communities affected by the 2023 North Island weather events.
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