Ageing Well National Science Challenge — Ka Mua Ka Muri: A decade of ageing well in Aotearoa and beyond
Ageing Well National Science Challenge
Sector evidence
Sector body
2026-10-10
Next review: 2027-04-10
New Zealand
High confidence
verified
Codex research — original and primary source check
Evidence boundary: Historical accessible research retrospective, primarily Phase Two 2019–2024, published April 2024. May upload/modification and launch-story dates are distinct from the printed publication month. Project descriptions, reported uptake and future intentions are not a current service inventory, clinical protocol or independently verified programme-wide outcomes. Caregiver observations arise from recipient assessments, not all carers; no national present-day distress rate is inferred. Raw extraction repeats some off-layout footer numbers, so physical page references are used. Original PDF, filename, hash and June 2026 capture/access are preserved; current publisher download matched on 10 October 2026.
Short Answer
Physical p. 3 explicitly says Published April 2024; May 2024 PDF upload/modification clues and the 13 May publisher launch story (opens in a new tab) are separate dates. The preserved 116-page file matched the current publisher download on 10 October 2026. For present clinical information use Health NZ dementia guidance (opens in a new tab); the book’s research tools and reported uptake do not establish current nationwide availability.
Why it matters
Identify culturally grounded research approaches and relevant projects, then consult the underlying studies and current local partners before adapting methods or commissioning services.
Key Points
- •The credits explicitly state Published April 2024 and identify editors Kylie Bailey and Allanah Robinson, science-story writer Ursula Cochran and front/back-section writer Laura Hikawai-Goodall. (Physical p. 3.)
- •The book presents a decade of research and primarily the 2019–2024 Phase Two programme. Its themes include wellbeing, connection, age-friendly living and community, with Māori leadership and community partnership central to the account. (Physical pp. 6, 8, 9, 18.)
- •The DEWS chapter describes developing a deterioration-monitoring tool through clinical-record analysis and interviews with residents, whānau and health workers. Reported development and intended spread do not establish a current universal clinical requirement. (Physical pp. 26, 27, 28.)
- •Te Roro research draws on mātauranga Māori and the whare tūpuna to describe brain health through Te Whare o Oro. This is a culturally grounded research/resource account, not a demonstrated cure or a universal diagnostic test. (Physical pp. 35, 36, 37.)
- •The Pacific brain-health project involved Tongan, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan communities in Auckland and Wellington using talanoa, workshops and stakeholder interviews. These selected community accounts are not all-Pacific prevalence estimates. (Physical pp. 38, 39, 40.)
- •The caregiver chapter describes analysis of interRAI assessments from over 144,000 older adults across 2012–2020. Its distress definition includes inability to continue care, helper distress/anger/depression or family/friend overwhelm; this assessed-recipient cohort is not a survey of all New Zealand carers. (Physical pp. 50, 51, 52.)
Full Summary & Notes
An accessible April 2024 retrospective of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge, especially its 2019–2024 research phase. Edited by Kylie Bailey and Allanah Robinson, the book brings together project stories on wellbeing, connection, age-friendly living and community, with Māori leadership, mātauranga Māori and equity central to its account. Relevant chapters cover deterioration monitoring, the Te Roro brain-health project, Pacific talanoa, informal caregiver distress, frailty and community programmes. It records research methods, reported progress and future ambitions; these are historical project accounts, not a current service directory, clinical protocol or independent evaluation of all programme outcomes.
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