This feasibility study examined innovations in kaupapa Māori (a Māori approach) research methods to explore kaumātua (older Māori men and women) understandings of ageing well. We designed a research pathway that brought together kaupapa Māori methods in the form of noho wānanga (a method of knowledge sharing) with kaumātua and researchers in Tutukaka in 2018. Kaumātua participants were invited as guests in a comfortable and congenial setting to share their experiences of growing older. Our engagement with kaumātua, and our data-gathering and analysis methods provided an effective method for understanding kaumātua well-being. We found that focusing directly on health did not resonate with participants. There was diffidence when kaumātua talked about their own personal health, when compared with their enthusiasm for other parts of their lives. They understood well-being as a holistic process connecting hinengaro (mental health), wairua (the spirit and spiritual health), tinana (physical health) and te taiao (natural environments).

这项可行性研究检验了 kaupapa Māori（一种毛利方法）研究方法的创新，以探索 kaumātua（年长的毛利男性和女性）对衰老的理解。2018 年，我们设计了一条研究途径，将 kaupapa 毛利人方法以 noho wānanga（一种知识共享方法）的形式与 kaumātua 和图图卡卡的研究人员结合在一起。 Kaumātua 的参与者被邀请作为客人在舒适和融洽的环境中分享他们的经验越来越老。我们与 kaumātua 的接触以及我们的数据收集和分析方法为了解 kaumātua 的幸福感提供了一种有效的方法。我们发现直接关注健康并没有引起参与者的共鸣。与他们对生活其他部分的热情相比，当 kaumātua 谈论他们自己的个人健康时，他们显得有些不自信。