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rokoā rākau | mirimiri | mahi wairua

Supporting your wellbeing through rokoā Māori

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View fullsize Kawakawa!! One of the most well known tipu rokoā, and for good reason. It is anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial and antibacterial - and also a plant that supports the wairua. Kawakawa does not naturally occur south of Horomaka/Banks Penins
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View fullsize I love going to different places around the motu and visiting the kahere/bush - different whenua, different rākau, different mauri 🌱🌿🌳 This is on Te Tai Poutini, ancient and beautiful. #TeTaiPoutini #RokoāMāori #RongoāMāori #Kahere #Ngahere
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View fullsize Rokoā or rongoā Māori might be described differently depending on who you ask, and it can be tricky to capture in a few words 😅 If you look it up the dictionary, you'll find "natural remedy, traditional treatment, Māori medicine". 🌿 Kai
View fullsize 🌿 Kia ora, ko Lucy ahau! I wanted to introduce myself and put a face to Te Puna Hā Ora. He uri tēnei nō Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, me Kāi Tahu - nō Awarua ōku tīpuna. I also have whakapapa from Estonia, Scotland, Ireland and Cornwall. I was raised in Ōte
View fullsize Mauri ora ki a koutou katoa! 💫 Kei te tīmata tētahi wāhaka hou i tōku haereka rokoā. Ko Te Puna Hā Ora tēnei. A new chapter of my rokoā Māori journey is beginning here, with Te Puna Hā Ora. After nearly a decade in Ōtautahi, I've responded to the k

The name Te Puna Hā Ora speaks to a wellspring of vital essence - evoking a practice that brings flow, healing and clarity, strengthening the wellbeing of people, whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori.

te - the (singular)

puna - spring (of water), well, pool

hā - essence, breath

ora - life, health, vitality