Te Hoahoa i Nga Taiao Tautoko: Designing Supportive Environments

May 2025

Experts share evidence-based approaches and practical solutions for creating environments that honour dignity, support independence, and enhance well-being for those navigating the dementia journey.

Mate Wareware o te Hunga Teina: Younger Onset Dementia

November 2024

Find out more about younger-onset dementia mate wareware, what best-practice support looks like, and innovative home-grown services on offer in Aotearoa.

Tautoko ki te Mahi i Nga Mahi Whai Kiko: Supporting Meaningful Engagement

September 2024

Explore what makes an activity meaningful and how to suit the unique needs of a person living with dementia to help them engage in an enjoyable life.

Te Tautoko i te Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero: Supporting Communication

July 2024

Great communication support helps people living with dementia mate wareware maintain their sense of self, their relationships, and their quality of life.

Supported Decision-Making and Capacity

June 2024

Learn about using supported decision-making to help someone have control over things vital to them and how capacity is assessed in a legal sense.

Tangongitanga: Exciting New Services

November 2023

An opportunity to hear about a range of exciting new services across the motu funded by the Budget 2022 Dementia Mate Wareware Initiative.

Three Tools for Dementia End-of-Life

October 2023

This webinar shares key resources: Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, Shared Goals of Care (SGOC), and Te Ara Whakapiri (TAW).

Working With Kaumātua

June 2023

An introduction to the MANA toolkit, a kaupapa Māori guide for health professionals to better engage in assessment and support planning.