Tauawhi Kaumatua Tauranga Moana
National Council of Women Tauranga
Proudly supporting a collaborative local approach to Healthy Ageing Decade initiatives that improve the lives of Elders, their whanau, families, and the communities of Tauranga Moana. The four themes of the UN Decade embrace a change platform for a sustainable future.
The Tauawhi Kaumatua Tauranga Moana Decade Project
Is a community-led, elder focussed partnership with Tangata Whenua, Te Whatu Ora Haurora A Toi Bay of Plenty, Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation, and Age Concern, collaborating with Local Governments and community agencies. Collaborative leadership, events, activity, research, and actions will contribute to community social cohesion, and care to enhance generational longevity and well-being.
“The Decade is a transformative collaboration of diverse sectors and stakeholders that focuses on:
changing the way we think, feel, and act towards ageing;
cultivating age-friendly environments;
creating integrated and responsive health care systems;
ensuring access to long-term care for older people who need it.” UN 2021
Aotearoa New Zealand is now the oldest it has ever been
80 more people turn 65 every day.
Tauranga is the highest ageing major city in Aotearoa New Zealand
70% of population growth 2023-2048 will be Elders 75 years and over
This is the time to celebrate the amazing achievement of more people living longer healthier lives. NCW Tauranga has connected with the UN Decade because our Elders are precious taonga. The Decade is a time for remembering to strengthen our relationships with Elders so that we may embrace their knowledge, matauranga, and passion for the past and the future. It is vitally a time to understand age diversity and Elder contributions. Further, that generational healthy ageing and increased longevity mean that we must change attitudes, beliefs, policies, plans and communities to enable Elders to belong and be socially connected, with purposeful, meaninfu healthy lives. This is the time to act on cross-sector social and economic well-being challenges such as access to work, lifelong learning, health and social care, including policies that structure a redesign of housing, mobility, and later-lifecare in sustainable urban community ecosystems. We seek to inspire community initiatives. It is very rewarding that a number of projects are underway with more in the pipeline. See events page for themes and projects. Well done everyone.
Elders lead valued, and fulfilling lives in connected neighbourhoods
Kia noho ora tono nga kaumatua o nga hapori.
The Tauranga NCW project is aligned with UN and WHO programmes for change, including the New Zealand Government's Better Later Life He Oranga Kaumatua Strategy 2019-2034 which embraces a platform for Elder well-being including the development of age-friendly cities and communities to promote healthy ageing-te hapai i te toiora Kaumatuatanga. MSD Better Later Life.
Me Mahi tahi tatou. mo te orangao te katoa.
We must work for the well-being of us all
Kingi Tukaroto Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero Tawhiao
LONGEVITY IS A NEW HORIZON
KO TE PAE TAWHITI
