Mana Mauri Collective

22/08/2025

We've had the most incredible month, with some amazing opportunities coming our way.

A big part of these changes is our focus on our own healing and wellbeing. Both of us are committed to gym, nutrition and goodness, and we only open on the days that offer the best healing Mauri for ourselves and those that journey with us!

Its fabulous to be closed today and to be responsive to the learnings from mutu whenua me whiro!

We've put down things that don't serve us well and said yes to new, different work flows and projects.

Have the best whakamutunga wiki whānau ❤️🙏✨️

Abby & KB

17/08/2025

Waking up early for karakia and intention setting under our beautiful tangaroa-whakapau in whakatiki!

Mindful to the powerful energies of Tangaroa and grateful we remain in a higher energy phase to help get us through this week ahead.

Acknowledging that we could feel some fatigue, exhaustion to feel "whakapau". Thats merely an indication from our tīpuna that we need to rest in the good works we have been engaged in.

Today is a great day to see the potential in others, delegate to their strengths and accept tasks for yourself that are easy to achieve and bring you satisfaction.

Let things pass you by without regret, choose wisely where to invest your taima, mauri, aroha and koha. Your energy is precious so protect it ! ✨️ ✨️✨️✨️✨️

12/08/2025

Korekore Whīwhīa

When the winds sweep the shorelines there is wisdom in that. Taiao is sending some messages to wait, listen, proceed with insight and caution. Pay attention to the movement of the world around us and within.

It's been a fantastic start to the day, at the gym with headphones on not because I am listening to music - because I need a buffer to the energy of the gym and others.

When considering my mahi tahi ahead of this morning Korekore (nothing, not a thing) is more than being aware it is a lower energy time of the maramataka - for me it is about being lower in my responses.

✨️ carefully consider requests made of me today

✨️ rest in knowing I can and will achieve tasks ahead of me - perhaps over 2 days

✨️ choose to preserve my energy and give to what is truly within my heart space

Whīwhīa for me is a chance to question, to seek reasoning or to be in awareness of what I dont yet know and remain curious to explore more!

Each day of our traditional calender brings insights and calls us to attention to dig deeper and to be open ✨️✨️✨️

11/08/2025

OIKE - take time to listen amd learn your bones as they are also the bones of your tīpuna. In the quiet are you being told eat well, sleep well, talk words from a space of Ha Pai? Are you being told to let go and release past hurts and trauma?

Some of us hear easily, others need to work at it...strain to hear however when you do be grateful for the smallest of whispers and follow their leading.

For Abby Hollingsworth and I were are excited to be dreaming new directions, spaces and places to breathe our Mauri into. Being prepared, planning, following tīpuna, and learning from their wisdom is key to our journey of sustained wellbeing and energy.

Go well e te whānau listen and be kind to yourself on this beautiful re ra ō te Oike ✨️✨️🙏✨️✨️

08/08/2025

It's been a POWERFUL week for Mana Mauri Collective

Rongoā Māori is the rhythm of our life that strengthens our whānau and we are so blessed that it is a world we can open to others to share. A few NEW updates;

1. We just signed off on more commissioned mahi ā toi toi work that is co designed by Abby Hollingsworth and I to have healing energies and pūrakau kōrero tailored to the companies we work with.

2. We have expanded and from the 1st September we will be at Maraeroa Marae Health Clinic - MMHC meeting community needs and having fun !

3. We were honoured to coordinate our first Noho Marae - Rongoā experience for Clinical Psychology whānau at Orongomai Marae Upper Hutt and our healing spaces which included generous support from Shar Rua Mirimiri/ Healing Massage/EFT

And in closing our commitment to Maramataka as our guiding influence for our healing commitments has meant phenomenal growth ✨️ and amazing outcomes for our team and those we work with. Grateful to our tīpuna for guiding us every day 🙏✨️✨️✨️

19/07/2025

Nau mai haere mai e te whānau - aue he te ra ō tangaroa nei. Kei te hari he mahi ā maua ! We love this beautiful whare of ours Mana Mauri Collective and all the whānau we are blessed to see. This week we have been travelling tangaroa and realised that protection of our whakapapa ō rongoā is imperative.

It's ok to carefully select whānau to share your ako and to see, hear and follow the tohu for those that are not in alignment. As our tohunga taught us end and close with Te Ra me Rangimarie for others. Practice releasing them into flow and breathing life into their space. We've been doing that alot this week and we've been able to see others flow away from our space which makes way for so many other beautiful moments, people, places and spaces! Never fear saying No the return of breath, life, ideas, hope is readily waiting for us ✨️✨️✨️

11/07/2025

Kia Ora e te whānau - kei te pehea koe ī tēnei ata ! Just here looking fantastic with Abby Hollingsworth in our very cute uniforms !

Its been the most amazing week being able to support Abby to begin her research assistant mahi and teaching with Victoria University under a wonderful Māori Academic and seeing us both co-teach in the rongoā space next week another career highlight !

Oh and I just heard one of my rongoā contributions is being published in New York ! - life is awesome ! Thanks to all our Mana Mauri Collective whānau for your continued encouragement

08/07/2025

Mana Mauri Collective is a Collective of generous, committed, loving whānau who come together to support the kaupapa of Being Māori. Last night under the gaze of Hina we presented a proposal for rongoā services to one of our hapori. He whakapono kōrero ō ngākau mahaki mō rongoā!

What I learnt is;
- We are seen, respected, cherished
- Others will speak of our sweetness
- Our people know the real from the fake!

To our Aunties who came at 1 days notice to tautoko us, to our whanaunga for your Whaikorero, Kaikorero, Waiata me Karakia and Kairongoā awhi supports with a stunning 2 days notice - we remain grateful 🙏

Can't wait to mahi tahi me kotahitanga in some exciting new spaces !

And a special shout out to Abby Hollingsworth for your stunning Kaikorero me pepeha - touching the hearts of the listeners and being your confident Tūhoe me Ngāti Ruapani self ouusssshhh He Rawe ! ❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️

04/07/2025

Nau mai haere mai ki te whānau ō Mana Mauri Collective excitedly prepared for another full hauora space āpōpō! Really grateful to our e hoa for his Licorice All Sorts ngā turu bringing a bright fun vibe to the mahi. Excited to have negotiated some amazing new mahi with Abby Hollingsworth Kairongoā. We have 3 spaces available for July 2025 for mahi ā wairua - get your session booked today through www.manamauricollective.nz!

19/06/2025

✨️✨️✨️Mānawatia a Matariki!

Celebrating the Māori new year as Matariki and Puanga stars rise and sit together in our night sky.

Matariki mā Puanga emphasizes the significance of the star Puanga, also known ī roto ī te reo Pākehā as "Rigel".

This star holds great significance in various iwi, for our own Iwi connections in Te Tai Tokerau and to our Taranaki Whānau.

This month we have been blessed to share ha / breathe with our Tohunga and Rongoā Māori whānau celebrating our connectedness over the last 17 years.

Blessed to be joining you from Tamaki Makaurau where we are taking time out to honour whānau this side if the veil and those that we know are being dispersed to their forever place above our heads, lighting the night sky and waiting in secret during the day. ✨️✨️✨️

Arohanui from Mana Mauri Collective Abby Hollingsworth and Jo Young

Ko mātou ngā kaitātari wairua, ka whakamahi i te mahi ā wairua, i te karakia, i te honohono, i te whitiwhiti kōrero hei arahi i ā mātou mahi tinana.

06/06/2025

- what a way to, come back from a severe back injury L4 L5 after coming off my surfboard. It is an honour to support in this amazing kaupapa, BODY COMBAT in the Valley ! And to reconnect with ! Ill be back row, likely going the opposite direction but I guarantee I'll be smiling whānau !

02/06/2025

✨ Wānanga with Josephine Raukawa of Matakite Talks ✨

We are honoured to host Josephine Raukawa of Matakite Talks at Mana Mauri Collective for a special two-hour wānanga. 🌿

This is a beautiful opportunity to sit with Josephine, learn from her teachings, and explore deeper layers of spiritual and ancestral knowing.
https://matakitetalks.com/

🗓 Monday 9 June
🕛 12pm – 2pm
💸 $110 per person (kai included)
📍 Shop 3, City Arcade, 123 Main Street, Lower Hutt

Come ready to learn, listen, and receive.
Spaces are limited.
💌Contact details are on the image below to book your place or DM us through our page.