Lay summary
Taurākautia is a kaumātua-led kaupapa, which derives its name from the kōrero of our Te Ahuahu kaumātua Wharepapa Mihaka. It embraces the concept of kotahitanga, that the strength of the many rakau bound together is stronger than any one rakau alone. From this kōrero, we aim to support whānau oranga within our community (whānau/hapū/iwi) and for the many generations to come.
This project will embrace a kaupapa Māori, action-based research methodology, which aims to 1) mobilise the outcomes of the current research and gain further feedback from kaumātua/participants, 2) support kaumātua/participants to guide the implementation of the research findings into a kaumātua-led hauora/wellbeing service, 3) inform the development of a monitoring and research framework to support the ongoing delivery, improvement and development of this kaupapa in line with a kōrero tuku iho approach, 4) inform future research and capability development.