Aroha Essence Festival

19/09/2025

14/08/2025

🌿Anahata Well-Being 🌿
is a peaceful sanctuary in Lyttelton offering massage, reiki, essential oils and sound healing. Joanna Wildish is a highly skilled intuitive massage therapist. This is a truly beautiful place to rest and replenish. We highly recommend that you book yourself an appointment today. Head over to her page for current specials 💕

18/06/2025

'Nomad Soul Foraged Art'
The biggest Ngā mihi aroha goes out to Samson and his whānau for their heartfelt offering for our 'Matariki Beach Clean' on this Friday at 2pm at North Brighton Beach. Samson has very kindly gifted a beautiful hand carved taonga as a prize for a superstars Beach cleaner. We are super grateful for your awhi 💚🙏✨️

15/06/2025

We are delighted to announce that Whakapakari Ora Wāhine Wellness
are gifting a koha, their limited edition ~ 'Matariki Gift Box' to a lucky recipient helping out at Matariki Beach Clean this Friday.

'Matariki Gift Box' by Whakapakari Ora Wāhine Wellness is
a wāhine-focused wellness box featuring:

✨ Whakaaio Balm – a grounding body oil to soothe stress, hormonal shifts and overwhelm.
✨ Rongoā Io Balm – a sacred pain relief blend, perfect for mirimiri and easing period discomfort (rub into the puku).
🧼 Handcrafted Soap
🛁 Natural Bath Salts

Every product is handmade with native rākau, karakia, and aroha — by wāhine, for wāhine.
Restore calm. Honour your cycle. Reconnect with your centre.

You can find Whakapakari Ora Wāhine
Here ~
📍 whakapakariorawahine.com | info@whakapakariora.com
They will also be at a few different Matariki events across Ōtautahi which we will share in our 'Aroha Community Group' on facebook.

See you all this Friday 20th June at 2pm down at the Beach Clean! 🩵