# Kaumātuatanga — The Needs and Wellbeing of Older Māori

- Library record: doc-0145
- Research authors: Dr Tanya Allport, Georgina Martin and Haze White, Wai Research, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust
- Commissioned by: Te Pou Matakana
- Publication: 2018, as identified by the report's copyright notice. The commissioning agency's announcement is dated 23 October 2018; the exact report publication day is not established.
- Original library capture: June 2026
- Source verification: 8 October 2026
- Original PDF: `public/pdfs/undated - Te Waipareira - Kaumatuatanga Needs and Wellbeing.pdf` — 50 pages; original filename retained.
- ISBN: 978-0-473-44481-5

## Sources

- [Waipareira's Te Pou Matakana research collection](https://www.waipareira.com/resources/te-pou-matakana)
- [Publisher-hosted report PDF](https://www.waipareira.com/assets/resources/TPM_Kaumatuatanga-Needs-and-Wellbeing-of-older-Maori.pdf)
- [Commissioning agency announcement, 23 October 2018](https://www.whanauora.nz/news/listening-to-the-voices-of-our-elders-to-understand-ageing)

## Findings and use

This historical kaupapa Māori study examines older Māori aspirations, support and service gaps across five North Island regions. It offers evidence for service design rather than a current directory of available support.

- Methods included 66 provider surveys, six informal provider interviews, 28 kaumātua interviews and an 11-person focus group; kaumātua recruitment included Māori aged 50 and over (PDF page 10).
- Of surveyed providers, 69.7% reported specific support for kaumātua aged 55 and over. This describes the historical sample, not national coverage (page 6).
- Participants raised housing insecurity, transport, navigation, loneliness and unsupported grandparent caregiving. Many preferred ageing at home near whānau (pages 40–41).
- Rangatiratanga, whānau and manaakitanga underpin recommendations for community co-design, partnerships and integrated funding (pages 7, 40–43).

The 12-month research window limited interviews, and only five of six planned regions were recruited (page 11). Do not treat these findings or the report's demographic projections as current national statistics. Service planners can use its questions to begin kōrero with local kaumātua and whānau.

## Provenance and rights

The bundled original and publisher-hosted report were inspected; both contain 50 pages. The title, authorship, methods and findings are grounded in those sources. Publication year, agency announcement, original capture and verification date remain distinct. The report states ©2018 Te Pou Matakana, all rights reserved; no open licence is assumed. This companion brief is an attributed summary, not a revised report.