Our kaupapa is to improve the financial futures of New Zealanders for a better retirement for all.
Details of how Te Ara Ahunga Ora fulfils its commitments set out in the Public Service Act 2020 to support the Crown to fulfil its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi to create better outcomes for Māori can be found here.
The Māori population is relatively younger than the population overall. The median ages for Māori males and females were 25.3 and 27.3 years respectively (compared with national median ages of 36.7 and 38.8 years respectively). Source: Stats NZ
Life expectancy at birth was 73.4 years for Māori males in 2017–2019 (up 3.1 years from 2005–2007), and 77.1 years for Māori females (up 2.0 years from 2005–2007). In comparison, non-Māori males are expected to live to 80.9 years, while non-Māori females are expected to live to 84.4 years. Source: Stats NZ.
Māori represent high proportions of people living in the regional councils of Auckland (23.4%), Waikato (14.1%), and the Bay of Plenty (11.6%). There are very few Māori living in the regional councils of Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman (0.8, 0.7%, and 0.6% respectively) or the West Coast (0.5%). Source: Stats NZ
Iwi data is available through Te Whata – an online storehouse of data designed to make iwi data more relevant, accessible and useful for iwi needs.
Māori in the 2022 RRIP
The 2022 RRIP produced four research papers investigating “What does retirement look like for Māori?” which provided detailed insights into the experiences of Māori in retirement.
Research highlighted the difficult situation Māori face now and, in the future, and pointed to the detrimental effect that colonisation, structural inequality, and land loss has had on most.
Research about the lived experience of kaumātua older Māori
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Ageing Well National Science Challenge – Kia eke kairangi ki te taikaumātuatanga
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HART Case Study 1 - Massey University
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HART Case Study 2 - Massey University
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James Henare Research Centre
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Maximising workforce participation for older New Zealanders - Massey University
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The Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit
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Wai Research qualitative research on Kaumatua