Dr Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine) is a Senior Research Fellow and Co-director of the Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research at the University of Auckland. Her clinical and research work focuses on older adult and Māori health, spanning primary, secondary, and aged residential care settings, with a current focus on exploring Māori experiences and expectations of kaumātua care in the residential and community settings. Joanna is a Co-director of the newly established Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research at the University of Auckland