Ngā Puāwaitia - Mirimiri & Rongoā Māori Practitioner

01/02/2025

We are on the Move -

For the past 10 months we have created a great collective community within Re-Defined and I am grateful for the opportunities created within the hub.

06/12/2024

Hei apopo e te whanau.

We will be set up at Merivale Action Centre from 10-2.
Kai, Mirimiri, Rongoā, Christmas gifts, and more. ..
Nau mai haere mai,
All welcome.

14/11/2024

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27/08/2024

We are ACC Registered...

Did you know you can access Rongoa Maori as part of your hauora plan through ACC.

If you have a current claim, contact your case manager or the team at ACC and give them our details.
Vendor: VBH 255

Once approved, ACC will email us to confirm your hours.
Then we will contact you to make your booking.

Claims
0800 101996
claims@acc.co.nz

10/06/2024

What Rongoa is for me....

It's the smell of a freshly baked rewana and the flooded thoughts of my nanny that follow, its the warm embrace of my mum after too many months abroad.

It's the deafening silence in the depths of Tangaroa, while I feel my way around the rocks, then the familiar feel of suction and spikes. It's the moment of pure satisfaction of feeding the whanau, and the acceptance of not, blessed.

It's the morning greeting of manu singing and dancing in the wind, its the warmth of the sun on my face. It's the smell of linament, fresias and aniseed. And the taste of fresh kina on toast.
It's the cackling and banter of nan's late night raranga roopu, and the 3am calls for papas cup of tea.

Its the glassy stillness and silent shores but also the ferocious waves crashing and howling winds. It's the pitter patter and inaudible chatter of my irāmutu, it's the sideline cheering and chanting on a wet winters day.

It's the daily gathering of maara kai, and the ability to cook nourishing kai for my whanau. Its the forehead kisses and late night cries. It's the giving, and learning to be okay with taking. It's riding those highs, and learning to equally appreciate the lows, for without darkness there is no light.

It's the uncomfortable silence, and learning to sit in it. The once hard conversations that now freely flow. The accepting of what was and moving through the layers of healing.

It's the open emotions and allowing these the ability to surface, allowing myself to feel, and allowing them to move on. It's the courage to say no. Its the learning, and also the unlearning.

It's the flow on effect. It's allowing myself the time to be alone. It's the elephant in the room that I once hid from, and now I nurture.
It's my here and my now. What was, what is and what will be.
My rongoa is in me🌿
(Written August 2021)

What is Rongoa to you?...

22/05/2024

A stunning morning, the weather has put it on here in Ngati Whakaue✨️
Beautiful kaupapa.
Mauri is pumping.
Wairua is wholesome.
Tupuna are gathered.
IO is Amazing.

Day 1✅️

23/04/2024

What a fun guy 👀😅🤦🏾‍♀️

All puns aside, what a stunning day out in the Ngahere I had. This time of the year the Harore dances along the forest floor & in/on/around ngā rākau. A spectacle of colour, shape & size, all flowing in their own mauri & that of the collective.

16/04/2024

What a whirlwind of a month - 6 weeks it has been on the home front.
I've not had much time to do anything other than home, which was exactly where I needed to be.
Now, as the dust is starting to settle, I find myself having little pockets of time to get things done.

One of which is to share some awesome news for Nga Puawaitia.
We have officially joined the team at ReDefined WellBeing Hub in Papamoa.
I will be available on Mondays from 830-430 (after hours by appointment only).

More details to follow.

25/03/2024

Authentic & Unapologetic
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18/03/2024

I stole a moment for myself tonight. To be, to breathe, to check in.

Kei te pehea koe?
How are you?

Check in with yourself every now and then whanau. You deserve to be checked in on too 🤌🏾

03/03/2024

🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌚
A few nights ago on my way home from mahi the moon captured my attention.... (More than usual, IYKYK)
I wanted to capture her, and couldn't see her from my side of the Maunga, so instead of going straight home, I found myself chasing her. That child like curiosity came fourth and I went on an adventure 🤠🔎
Upon reflection of this moment I realised how caught up in the day/day living I get, that I literally forget to have fun, to be spontaneous and to allow my inner child to take the lead.

When is the last time you let your adventurous self out? ...

Food for thought whanau 👌🏾

03/03/2024

The beauty of Tangaroa.
Seen, heard, felt.
Whenever I'm feeling down or a little off, I always find my way to the Moana. Like a gravitational pull, I feel at home, nutured & loved.

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