Pirirakau Hauora - Te Ōturu Oranga

22/09/2025

🌿 Kia ora e te whānau,

This flyer shares some of the benefits of using rongoā rākau. If you’d like to experience rongoā yourself, come visit our rongoā practitioner Mātua Rob at Te Ōturu, 4 Paparoa Road.

Head to the cabin by the maara — that’s where you’ll find our guru Mātua Rob. He is here Monday to Wednesday, welcoming anyone who is seeking rongoā, keen to learn how to make it, or even just wanting a good kōrero. 💚

Nau mai, haere mai — we’d love to see you! 🌱

11/09/2025

🌿 Rongoā Māori Training Programme 🌿

Keen to deepen your understanding of Rongoā Māori?
Join our kaupapa Māori, maramataka-aligned training programme based here in Te Puna.

Held fortnightly on Wednesdays, this immersive journey is designed to support learning in:
✨ Rongoā rākau – native plant identification
✨ Mirimiri – introduction to traditional healing massage
✨ Anatomy & physiology basics
✨ Maramataka guidance
✨ Māra kai organic principles
✨ Off-site visits to enhance practical learning

This programme is open to both beginners and those wanting to expand their current practice.

Strengthen your connection to:
🌱 Whenua (land)
🤲 Whānau ora (family wellbeing)

📋 Registrations are now CLOSED - Ngā mihi to all those that have registered - an email will be sent this week.
✅ Limited to the first 12 participants (must be 16+)
✅ Online registration form available – first in, first served
✅ Our first wānanga will be held at Te Ōturu, 4 Paparoa Road – at the māra

Don’t miss out on this unique haerenga of learning and connection. 🌿

09/09/2025

✨ Pirirākau Hauora – Homecare Support Service ✨

Kia ora e te whānau,

Are you or someone you love 65+ and needing extra support at home? 🏡💚

We’ve put together a simple flow chart showing the process of being referred to our Homecare Support Service – from referral, assessment, to the care we provide.

It’s easy to follow and helps whānau understand the steps to getting support.

👉 Check out the flow chart below to see how it works.

📞 For more info, call us on (07) 552 6238 ext 712
🌐 www.pirirakauhauora.org.nz

09/09/2025

🌱✨ He taonga nō ngā tamariki o Te Puna ✨🌱

We had the absolute privilege of welcoming our Te Puna School tamariki to help us plant a collection of beautiful heritage fruit trees from Wairere Nursery, Gordonton.

Together, they planted:
🍑 2x Nectarine Goldmine
🍑 1x Peach Blackboy
🍑 1x Nectarine
🍐 3x Pear
🍑 2x Apricot

It was so special to see our kids getting their hands in the soil, connecting with the whenua, and learning about growing kai for the future. 🌿

A huge mihi to our tamariki and kaiako for their energy and aroha – these trees will continue to give for generations to come. 💚

03/09/2025

✨ We’re Hiring – Mirimiri Therapist ✨

Pirirākau Hauora is on the lookout for a skilled traditional Māori healer to join our rōpū. We are seeking someone grounded in tikanga Māori, with experience in Mirimiri and/or Rongoā.

🌿 What we’re looking for:

Strong people skills & confidentiality

Physical fitness & team spirit

Practical, hands-on experience

Commitment to Māori health and wellbeing

Organisational skills

Ideally, someone who whakapapa to Pirirākau

If this sounds like your cup of kawakawa tea, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Contact: Carl Te Ahuru
📞 (07) 552 4573 ext 807
📩 c.teahuru@pirirakauhauora.org.nz

Come and be part of a kaupapa that uplifts the health and wellbeing of our whānau, hapū, and iwi. 🌱

02/09/2025

🌿 Within Each Season – Free 1-Day Wānanga 🌿

He wānanga to reconnect, realign and restore. Join us for a beautiful day of kōrero, creative expression, and whanaungatanga, guided by Kandy Hetaraka and Summer Brons.

This is a safe and supportive space to:
✨ Reconnect with te taiao
✨ Align with your natural rhythms
✨ Strengthen your inner mana
✨ Journey alongside others in healing and growth

📅 When: Wednesday 17th September 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm
📍 Where: Te Puna Quarry Park

❗️❗️❗️ REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED ❗️❗️❗️

This kaupapa is free and open to all who feel called to join. Nau mai, haere mai – come and experience a day dedicated to balance, reflection and connection. 🌸✨

21/08/2025

🌿 Kia ora koutou!

Our Homecare Support Team is hosting a Recruitment Day next Wednesday 27th and we’d love for you to join us! 🤍

✨ Whether you’re interested in working alongside us or simply want to learn more about the mahi we do, this is a great opportunity to connect with our team.

📍 We’ll be set up at Te Ōturu, surrounded by the beautiful sounds of the manu — tui and tiwaiwaka — and the peaceful ngahere.
🌧 If the weather doesn’t play its part, we’ll shift to our other location at Te Huhunu, 3 Lochhead Road, Te Puna (conference room). Please remember to sign in at reception on arrival.

👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾 You’ll be welcomed by Maria, our Recruitment Coordinator, along with some of our other kaimahi who will be there to kōrero and answer your pātai.

We look forward to meeting new faces and growing our Homecare Support whānau! 💚

21/08/2025

Hei Tiki Pūmau – Te Ao Māori Antenatal Wānanga

Nau mai, haere mai e ngā hapū māmā me ō koutou whānau 🤍
This free two-day Kaupapa Māori wānanga is a nurturing space filled with mātauranga Māori, practical skills, and whānau support to guide you through hapūtanga, labour, birth, and the postnatal journey.

🌸 Led by TeRina Joseph, an experienced midwife who weaves mātauranga tuku iho with clinical expertise. Dougie offers tautoko and a safe space for tāne and pāpā, recognising their important role in whānau ora and the birthing journey.

Link for registrations ➡️ https://forms.office.com/r/Zix3RHdgjm

For more information, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Nataria:
📩n.bidois@pirirakauhauora.org.nz
📞027 335 718

We look forward to seeing you all there!

11/08/2025

Kia Ora Koutou, check out the flyer below!

19/03/2025

19/03/2025

Kia Ora Koutou,

Our Maara crew are having a Pickling day next Monday!

Check out the flyer for more information, if you are interested, please come along it will be a great day, and you'll leave with Jars full of yummy relishes.

10/02/2025

Kia Ora Koutou,

We are fortunate to kick start our year off with another Rongoā Māori Wānanga hosted by our Kaiawhina of the Tūāpapa Māmā & Pēpi service.

If you are interested, please see flyer below for more information!
Registrations are limited Whānau! First 20.

We encourage any Māmā, Hapū māmā or Māmā thinking of having a pēpi to attend!