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Mana motuhake: Enhanced autonomy and independence
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Subtheme 1: Wairuatanga—Realising potential; self-efficacy/ confidence
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I think this program is awesome. In way that it has woken or enlightened me. (Tau, 68, male)
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Ko te whaka kaha toru i to wairua taha i ringawa katoa. The continued strengthening of the spirit at all times. (Tua, 68, male)
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Makes you think about yourself and where you stand. (Kokako, 73, male)
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Subtheme 2: Manaakitanga—Enhancing self-esteem, identity, and wellbeing
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It’s exchanging knowledge and understanding with a little bit of Māori in it too. It’s been a great difference to me. (Tāne, 78, male)
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I enjoyed this program because it gave me the courage to express myself and how I felt in my daily routines and it helped me. (Mihi, 66, female)
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Being Māori, the connections are more stable. A lot of the times we are geared to look good in front of the Pākehā. Kaumātua mana motuhake bridges that gap. (Mahanga, 69, male)
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Subtheme 3: Rangatiratanga—Taking action; making changes. Specific changes in self /actions taken
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[The intervention] open [s] your eyes to more information. It triggered me how to deal with things in my life that weren’t pleasant. (Hei, 75, male)
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Helps you out of isolation, loneliness. Helps you participate again in things that move you forward. Takes away the shyness. Opens the door to stepping out. (Ara, 67, male)
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It’s good, socialising, getting some other kaumātua’s point of view, getting involved instead of being a recluse. (Ina, 75, female)
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Whanaungatanga: Strengthened whānau and social connectedness
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Strengthened whānau and social connectedness
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I shared most of the things that I learnt, to my family, then it was my job to take them everything that I’d learnt, and also shared information with my neighbours. Told them what this programme had done for me as a person, and also filled them in, and sort of like questions, where things they could be helped with. (Hinemoa, female focus group participant)
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I would recommend others participate and I am enjoying writing my story for my mokos (grandchildren). (Arama, 68, male)
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The people I meet there and talk to. Everyone’s got a smile. You don’t need to get ignored. It’s you people that have boosted my life more you have a bit of a laugh. (Pahoro, 56, female)
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Tautokotanga: Strengthened access to information
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Strengthened knowledge about services or information that can make a difference to kaumātua
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It helps you be not alone. The resources are here and the people are here. (Kara, 73, female)
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I found it was good, because I could learn, when I was speaking with [my tuakana], learn about the services that are provided for me, because there are services out there that you can tap into, that I didn’t know of. (Pare, female focus group participant)
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I can see the benefits and understand the opportunity of being able to make contacts with people that understand and can offer me assistance and advice. (Kiri, 70, female)
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