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Aims To establish self-rated health, health-related behaviours and health conditions of Māori and non-Māori in advanced age.

Method LiLACS NZ is a longitudinal study. A total of 421 Māori aged 80–90 years and 516 non-Māori aged 85 years living in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua district were recruited at baseline (2010). Socioeconomic-demographic characteristics and health-related behaviours were established using interviewer administered questionnaire. Self-rated health was obtained from the SF-12. Medical conditions were established from a combination of self-report, review of general practitioner and hospital discharge records, and analyses of fasting blood samples.