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July 30, 2024 | News
Games way to slow mental decline
A trust serving Hamilton kaumātua wants to use brain games to keep our kuia and koroua mentally sharp.
March 13, 2026
July 30, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Rangimahora Reddy | CEO of Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust
Research commissioned by The Selwyn Foundation last year found that over a third of seniors in NZ experience vulnerability with […]
July 9, 2024 | News
Safe and warm space created for kaumatua
The Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust has opened stage two of its refurbishment of Te Puna o Te Ora, its age-friendly and dementia-friendly community based facility for kaumātua in Kirikiriroa.
July 2, 2024 | News
Pension increase little comfort for kaumatua
A Kirikiriroa charity working with kaumatua says many are still doing it tough despite the increase in national superannuation in April.
July 2, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Rangimahora Reddy | Chief Executive Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable CEO
NZ Superannuation Dates July 2024: New Payment Dates and Superannuation Amount are being advertised but how are our kaumātua coping?
June 19, 2024 | News
New resources for kaumatua
A Waikato roopu which works with kuia and kaumatua is launching its new resources at Parliament today.
June 18, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Rangimahora Reddy | Chief Executive Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable CEO
Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust (RKCT) is launching three innovative resources for housing, social enterprise, and wellbeing at Parliament tomorrow.
February 19, 2024 | News
Need grows for kaumatua support
The head of Hamilton-based charity Rauawaawa says there is an increasing need for the kaumātua support her trust provides.
February 16, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Rangimahora Reddy | Chief Executive Rauawaawa Kaumatua Charitable Trust
Working with kaumātua or those she describes as “nga matauranga taonga” makes Rauawaawa a very special place to be.
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