Mrs Rangimahora Reddy, KSM (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Rangitāne) has led the Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust as Chief Executive since 2010, drawing on more than 30 years’ experience in health, education, and community leadership. Grounded in kaupapa Māori principles and kaumātua-led research, she works alongside partners including the University of Waikato and Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa on national science initiatives such as Ageing Well and Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities.

Through Kaumātua leadership, and a passionate team Rauawaawa have delivered pioneering innovations including Te Puna o Te Ora, a 1941 build that is transforming into a dementia and age-friendly, digitally enabled, kaumātua-led facility; Rauawaawa Enterprise for Kaumātua Aspirations (R.E.K.A.); and the introduction of gerontechnology through partnerships with QuantumTX (Singapore) and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, advancing cognitive health tools and BIXEPS technology. Rauawaawa’s ongoing work with kaumātua housing toolkits and a social enterprise toolkit, led by the University of Waikato, and co-developed with Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa and Awarua Ltd, exemplifies whānau-centred solutions that enhance dignity, belonging, and healthy ageing.