Kia tūtuki te moemoeā: The road to making the dream/vision a reality

Reddy, Rangimahora; Simpson, Mary; Wilson, Yvonne; Nock, Sophie; Johnston, Kirsten

Abstract – Tuhinga Whakarāpopoto

Think Piece Two: This report continues the story of the development of Moa Crescent Kaumātua Village, Kirikiriroa Hamilton. What could we learn from the stories of ngā kaimahi about values, decisions, and processes that enabled kaumātua housing? The journey of becoming in spiritual terms means passing through the many phases of the nights within Te Pō. In order to explore the stories, the researchers interviewed kaimahi who were involved with aspects of the build, from securing the whenua, to the application for resource consent process, and onto the completed construction of Moa Crescent.

Articles associated with this research – Karere Tūhono

News: Kaumātua launch Māori-designed cookie cutters

1 December 2020: The Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust (RKCT), a research partner of Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities, has been investigating social enterprise initiatives that kaumātua and kuia in the village at Kirikiriroa (Hamilton) can launch to support not only their own ‘he kāinga pai rawa’ journeys and quality of life, but also strenthen their ties with the wider community and support the ongoing hauora and wellbeing of the village community. >> Read More.

News: Minister opens stage 1 of kaumātua building upgrade

10 March 2020: Minister Nanaia Mahuta cut the ribbon to reveal stage 1 of Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust’s age-friendly facility upgrade on 31 January. It has taken three years to complete the first stage of Te Puna o Te Ora’s much-needed improvements but the Hamilton Kaumātua service provider now boasts a new and improved health wing. >> Read More.

Podcast: Housing Kaumatua

21 June 2019: This podcast sees Desna Whaanga Schollum and Becky Kiddle travel to Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable Trust to talk with the CEO, Rangimahora Reddy, and the Project Manager for Housing at Ngā Rau Tātangi Māori Housing Foundation, Yvonne Wilson, about their kaumatua housing developments and the research work they’ve been undertaking evaluating the housing programme. We also got to speak with three kaumatua, Patihana Takuira-Mita, Clark Takiari, and Daisy Haimona Upokomanu – all living in housing as part of these developments – to ask what they thought of their new whare.

News: Intergenerational kaumātua village helps Kirikiriroa achieve age-friendly status

20 August 2018: An iwi-led housing project designed to ensure kaumātua of Kirikiriroa are safe, secure and well cared for is being recognised for its role in helping Hamilton become New Zealand’s first age-friendly city. >> Read More.

Other reports in this series

Reddy, R., Simpson, M., Wilson, Y., Nock, S. & Johnston, K. (2019). Te Moemoeā: The Dream. He kāinga pai rawa: A really good home. Think piece one. 20pgs. Wellington: BBHTC

Reddy, R., Simpson, M., Wilson, Y., Nock, S. & Johnston, K. (2019). Te ao mārama – Kua ea te moemoeā: Achievement of the dream/vision. He kāinga pai rawa: A really good home. Think piece three. 16pgs. Wellington: BBHTC

Reddy, R., Simpson, M., Wilson, Y. & Nock, S. (2019). He kāinga pai rawa atu mō ngā kaumātua: He keteparaha tēnei mō te whare kaumātua – A really good home for our kaumātua: A toolkit for kaumātua housing. 29pgs. Wellington: BBHTC

Keywords – Kupu Hāngai

Māori housing, wellbeing, Māori, kaumātua housing, housing security, ageing, papakāinga

Fields of Research – Āpure Rangahau

Māori; Housing and the Built Environment; Mental Health and Wellbeing; Age and Ageing

 

Date – Te Wā Whakarewa

2019-02

 

Type – Te Auaha

Report

Citation – Kupu Hautoa

Reddy, R., Simpson, M., Wilson, Y., Nock, S. & Johnston, K. (2019). Kia tūtuki te moemoeā: The road to making the dream/vision a reality. He kāinga pai rawa: A really good home. Think piece two. 20pgs. Wellington: BBHTC