About Us

This website helps New Zealanders recognise and understand depression and anxiety. We want to reduce the impact that depression and anxiety have on the lives of New Zealanders by encouraging early recognition and help-seeking.

This website is full of ideas and stories to help people with depression and anxiety get to a better place. 

Latest campaign

To learn more about the latest campaign for depression.org.nz, please click here.

Funding and Partners

This website is part of a national public health programme, the National Depression Initiative. It is a component of the New Zealand government’s approach to suicide prevention. The programme is managed by Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency. It is supported by partners Homecare Medical and FCB New Zealand.

This website has a partner site, The Lowdown, and is designed to help young New Zealanders understand and deal with depression and anxiety.

Thanks

We would like to acknowledge the courage of the 21 Kiwis who shared their real stories and experiences for the videos on this website, and thank them for their invaluable contribution. Thank you to Buck, Chris, Damian, Debra, Donna, Doug, Emma, Fia, Gabby, Gillian, Hamish, Hannah, Jamie, Joyce, Matt, Michelle, Ngaro, Philip, Vesna, Vito and Warwick.

We would also like to thank the expert advisors who have helped us, and Sir John Kirwan for his inspiration and ongoing support of the National Depression Initiative. 

We welcome any feedback - please use this form to get in touch with the Te Hiringa Hauora or use the contact details below.

Te Hiringa Hauora
Level 16
101 The Terrace
Wellington 6011
PO Box 2142
Wellington 6140
Phone: (04) 917 0060
Fax: (04) 473 0890 
Email: enquiries@hpa.org.nz