Te Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust was set up as a Kaumātua governed and led organisation servicing the needs of Kaumātua within Kirikiriroa Waikato. Rauawaawa provides a range of health, social, educational, cultural, recreational, housing and transport support services to those aged fifty-five years and over. The overall aim is to enhance the quality of life and well-being of kaumātua who can become engaged in a variety of activities such as waiata and kapa haka as well as ACE courses.
Some kaumātua have been inspired to enrol for degree level courses as a result of the love of learning they have discovered at the Trust. Regular events such as the Kaumātua Olympics, Kaumātua Idol, Fight for Kaumātua and the Kaumātua Ball make up important components of the annual calendar. Te Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust has been an innovator in offering a fully holistic approach to living and learning as an older person and under the direction of Rangimahora Reedy it has demonstrated the true meaning of a learning community. Rangimahora Reddy received the award on behalf of the kaumātua.