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Ageing Well National Science Challenge
Harnessing science to sustain health and wellbeing into the later years of life
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Our new book that tells the story of our second phase of funded research, and dives into our hopes for the future of ageing-related research in Aotearoa.
Read the response from Ageing Well to the call for submissions by the Science System Advisory Group.
Read our book 'Celebrating Ageing Well: the first five years of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge'. It focuses on the establishment of the organisation and the first phase of funding.
Our Kōwhaiwhai
Kōtahitanga
Togetherness
This design uses elements of each research Kōwhaiwhai -- Kaumātuatanga, Hāpori, Tātai Hono, and Tinana -- to complete the narrative of Ageing Well. Kōtahitanga connects the narratives of each value and reminds us all to be one and support one another.
Our Kōwhaiwhai
Kaumātuatanga
Age friendly
Much like the pā harakeke, the outer strands of the flax protect and support nurturing the smaller fronds. The triangles stem from mahi raranga, the form of weaving from harakeke. They represent the products and influence the kaumātua to provide for the next generation.
Our Kōwhaiwhai
Hāpori
Community
The style used is a form of raranga known as tāniko. The tāniko process is a long skilled process that is only possessed by certain people with the capability of doing it. The tāniko uses multiple strands of fine muka sourced from harakeke, each strand holding the shape of the design. Much like community, each strand is important to hold the community together.
Our Kōwhaiwhai
Tātai Hono
Connection
The design uses the koru form to represent connection. The koru symbolises the growth and development of the individual and all of the knowledge and experiences it took to develop the koru. Each koru has its own whakapapa and connection and coming together speaks to connection.
Our Kōwhaiwhai
Tinana
Wellbeing
The four koru represent the four walls of the wellbeing model created by Tā Mason Durie. The four walls of the whare being Hinengaro (mental), Wairua (spiritual), Whānau (social) and Tinana (physical). Each part of the whare is equally as important as the other in order to achieve sustainable wellbeing.
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