Māori-led dementia respite care centre breaks new ground in Waikato
Te Kōhao Health and The Selwyn Foundation have joined forces to provide much-needed support for kaumātua living with the complex illness and their ...
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Flood relief grants to Ngāti Porou & Ngātiwai
To support kaumātua affected by the devastating flooding that affected communities in Northland and the East Cape earlier this year, The Selwyn ...
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Pioneering iwi mate wareware wānanga/dementia forum
On 22 November 2024, the Foundation jointly hosted with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei a major iwi mate wareware wānanga (dementia iwi forum), attended by ...
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Historic kawenata/Memorandum of Understanding signed with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
A significant development has been our partnering with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei on a range of capability development and knowledge-sharing initiatives, in ...
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New research into kaumātua health and wellbeing
In 2024/25, the Foundation funded a Ngāti Hine Kaumātua Needs Assessment research project which was conducted by the Kingi Ihaka Research Centre in ...
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Te Hauora Mahara – providing Mātauranga Māori-inspired care solutions
A major work programme is currently underway with five Iwi groups across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Tai Tokerau Northland and Kirikiriroa Hamilton ...
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Pari-one-taka: a deepening connection to place
To celebrate our Anglican history of 70 years at the Selwyn Village site in Point Chevalier, Auckland, we were honoured to work with Ngāti Whātua ...
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Northern Iwi Leaders’ symposia: identifying new pathways for kaumātua care
With disproportionately high rates of chronic illness, early diagnoses of mate wareware dementia and lower life expectancy amongst kaumātua, it is ...
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