Wikitoria’s project centres the often-unspoken transition into kaumātuatanga, acknowledging both the wisdom of kaumātua and the complexities of ageing such as identity shifts, physical change, and questions of purpose. Through a six-week wānanga grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā, Wikitoria created a guided wellbeing journal specifically for kaumatua. From this emerged Te Heketanga o te Tohorā – A Kaumātua Wellbeing Framework, a kaupapa grounded in aroha, whānau, and the belief that caring for our elders is a shared, intergenerational responsibility.
