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The name ‘Mahana’ was gifted to this kaupapa in reference to thewarmth that kaumātua and elders bring to our whānau andcommunities.
The restrictions imposed on New Zealanders in response tothe COVID-19 pandemic gave many people a newexperience of social isolation. Unfortunately we know thisis a day to day reality for many older people.With formal services suspended or fundamentally altered, andanecdotal accounts of people increasingly reaching out to theirneighbours, we sought to understand the impact of social distancingon intergenerational connection, as well as the roles older andyounger people have been playing in supporting each other.The stories that follow were developed alongside and based on theaccounts of those who generously shared their experiences andperspectives with us - young and old, from diverse backgrounds and livingin a range of situations and locations across Aotearoa / New Zealand.They should not be thought of as individual stories but anonymisednarratives which aim to shine a light on the experiences of those we spoketo, and what was important to them during this time.Through sharing these stories and insights, we hope to bring some lessfrequently heard voices to the conversation about how we can moveforward better together, whatever the future may hold and whatever yourrole might be in making this a reality.In the words of one of our co-designers:'It's about moving towards each other...havingthe conversations and telling the stories'For further information on this project, or to explore the implications of what we’veheard for your particular context, please contact emily.preston@innovationunit.org
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