Te Whare o Rongo

10/02/2026

TE RONGOMAU
Taumata I - Te Rongo ā Whare

We are really excited to announce
A new Rongoā well-living programme - Te Rongomau
Commencing this month at Whakarongotai Marae

Offered in a unique partnership between
MokoPuna Solutions - Te Whare o Rongo and
Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai
This will be the first of a series of two wānanga

Taumata I - Te Rongo ā Whare

Is an entry level programme for
Māori living in Kapiti who are new to Rongoā Māori
Or anyone wanting to focus on improving
Their own personal health & vitality
Utilising Rongoā approaches and practices

***** Taumata I - Te Rongo ā Whare
Duration: 4 weeks
Dates: Thursday 26 February & 5, 12, 19 March 2026
Time: Daytime hours
Venue: Marae based

Please note:
PRE-REGISTRATION is required

***** You will be required to attend ALL wānanga
So check your diaries for availability

Due to programme number restrictions
We are offering a "Register your Interest"

***** To Register your Interest please:
Contact: Latoya Flutey
Email: tewhareorongonz@gmail.com
RSVP by: Wednesday, 18th February 2026

We will respond advising of our
ONLINE information session being held on
***** Thursday, 19th February 2026 at 7pm

Attendance at this information session is a requirement
Prior to being accepted as full programme information
Will be provided here

We look forward to hearing from you!!!

No reira, kaua e takaroa haere
Me tuku te R.O.I. ki a mātou

E te iwi - nau mai, kia tau mai Te Rongomau!!!

02/02/2026

Rākaunui
During the big moons
Over extension is possible. Move with Rhythm + Pace never
Force or Push 🌕

01/02/2026

ŌHUA
1.2.26

On this radiant Ōhua moon what extraordinary possibilities are unfolding just beyond the threshold of your dreams?

Is the future path illuminated with clarity or are there opportunities to cultivate new growth?

Is there any resistance or impediments to achieving your aspirations?

Are you blocking or evading?

These are some of the pātai
I’ve been talking to people about
Over the past month

Beyond the deep ancestral healing
That we witness through the physical
And spiritual mahi people undertake

There is a need to slowly fill the void left
With lush, personal enrichment

Asking these kinds of questions
In the quietness of ones imagination is where
Possibility starts to permeate any gaps

Healing is multi faceted
It can come through these kinds of
Strategic conversations with ourselves

Calling our own Board meeting
Reviewing our own vision + priorities
Upgrading and renewing
As we move to our unique flow

Remember a door can be either
An opportunity to the new
Or the barrier to our dreams
Within you is the 🔑

Unlock it +
Realise your potential xx

01/02/2026

They protect Divine builds. 🧘🏿‍♀️

26/01/2026

Yes. 🧘🏿‍♀️

25/01/2026

TAMATEA AĪO
25 • 01 • 2026

I am flooded with mixed emotion
For what is happening around the motu
To our whānau affected by the shifting tides

The Ātua who are prevalent at the moment
Are sending tohu + signs for us all
About the shifts happening around us
They have been showing us over decades

The later seasonality of spring or summer
The increased rain or heat patterns
The rumbling tremors & plate movements
The relationship of kai yields to maramataka
The hui that once were held in a particular time now needing to be rethought
The early or late arrival of Manu, Ika, Ngarara

All of these things have been guiding us
But whether we hear it or not is about
Our connection or disconnection
To ourselves within our environment

Today this turned up delivered by
My cousin from his Mama/ Papa
This is a not just any box
Its full of manaakitanga
And every kind of O-HĀ
ArOHA, tOHAtoha, kOHA

This is an absolute labour of love
And given in reciprocity

This has no monetary value to me
I could never repay the aroha in its sweetness
The abundance in the tikanga upheld

But I will always remember
How it makes me feel to receive?
And how it makes the grower feel to give

I was taught that Koha is
About paying it forward + some
Giving more than the usual or expected
Because it’s an exchange of Hā
And our breath is literally our life essence

This is how Rongoā works too
We will always give without expectation
Unconditional healing, steeped in aroha
And for this very reason it is why
Manaakitanga takes paramountcy

Hence, there is a real need for this ethic
To be at the forefront of our actions today
Especially with the so many people
Needing advice, help + support
Ahakoa he iti ~ he pounamu

Remember this when you’re ever
Being asked to awhi another
Or when you see something needed doing

Give with an open mind & a kind heart
You just don’t know who’s day you’re making
Who’s faith is being strengthened
Or who’s tank you’re refilling

Aroha atu, Aroha mai

22/01/2026

TE WHAKAMARU I A RONGO
The sheltering sanctum of Rongo

Kiiiiiaaaa Ooooorrraaaa!
Wellness blessings to you all!

We wanted to share with you an exciting opportunity
That has come about through a partnership with
Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Chartiable Trust and
MokoPuna Solutions Ltd aka Te Whare o Rongo

This special offering is for uri who whakapapa to the Iwi
It is an intentional mokopuna strategy to uplift, enhance
And invigorate the health & wellbeing of our people
Through Rongoā-ā-iwi

In our own words Rongoā translates as:

An ancestral body of knowledge premised upon
Traditional healing + well-living knowledge, systems & practices

Derived from the kawa and tikanga of Ātiawa/ Taranaki
Our style and form of Rongoā
Has a lineage or whakapapa to our tupuna and our whenua
It's signature is uniquely - US

Rongo - is our Atua of peace, balance + equilibrium
Rongo - is to actively listen with all of your senses
Rongoā for us means 'to realise the full potential of Rongo'
To return to a state of peace and balance within yourself

We are committed to honour the vast teachings of our greats
- the Pahake, tohunga and poropiti before us
Who instilled and assured this pathway

They wove Rongoā into the tapestry of what we now know
Which has taken on many forms over the past 20 years
And evolved into these offerings - in the here and now

This is our Iwi listening to the needs of the people
Calling forward their Mana Motuhake
To decide how to shape their future health & wellbeing
Outside of western constructs

This is an opportunity for uri of Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai
To exercise their Rangatiratanga
Deciding to put their future health & wellbeing first
Despite the immense pressures of the world

This taonga tuku iho is a birth right
Succeeded over time, through generations
Accordingly it has obligations + responsibilities
Which is our point of difference

Always hold strong that Rongoā isn't external to yourself
It is not a quick fix, a massage or a cream

Rongoā brings life long learning
It is accumulative medicine of how to self heal + regulate
Its ultimate long goal is for the betterment of your whakapapa
Mo ake tonu atu!

Therefore, if you're an uri of Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai
Please messenger us in here
To commence your journey of health & well living ###

Tihei Mauri Ora e!!!

18/01/2026

WHIRO
18.01.2026

I a Whiro o Kohitatea
I was thinking that in line with this new moon phase
I would start with the origin story of Te Whare o Rongo
Which was a beginning for this particular kaupapa
But is definately not the beginning
Of my mahi in Te Ao Rongoaa

I have been actively learning and utilising Rongoaa
Within my mahi since 2006 and fully integrated since 2011
It's hard to believe - thats 20 years ago!

Like a Rongoa rakau infusion - RONGOAA is slow medicine
I absolutely LOVE this underpinning
Think of it like a slow burner ignition
Or an accumulative reduction
You are required to build knowledge, gain experience
And most importantly integrate EVERYTHING
So that you can be the BEST you can be in the now

It is also pre-sensing medicine
Which means, you ALREADY KNOW
Whether you're feeling lit or not
Therefore, there is much to be gained about being present
Taking the regular pause to ask yourself key questions
Get a good gauge on your self
And let that settle in your puku - in your pumanawa
Once you know this, there is no going back
On what is your sovereign commitment to yourself

We live in a world that overstimulates
Many people today have become used to the quick fixes
In my kaupapa Maaori training background
We would call this 'imposter tikanga'
Where the quick fix hurts less than the thoroughness
Of the surrender, release or healing of wounds in our whakapapa
Instead, giving up or sealing over seems to be preferred

I'm going to be honest - we're not here for that
Our job is to be sentinals of Pono, Tika me te Aroha
Sometimes our people only want the Aroha without it's cousins
That works for a little while, but the reality is
Pono and Tika come to visit eventually
Why not utilise them all as a way to open up to the potential
This is what our koroua/ Tohunga Matua Te Huirangi meant
When he shared his deep knowledge and meaning of Rongoaa

Anyway, I wanted to share this beginning for Te Whare o Rongo
As we're going to begin sharing more in this space
With more open storying

Please share below if you want particular content
That is always helpful so we can make sure
This page is useful and informative

Naku noa na, Shar

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

Kia Ora mai tatou,

Come and join us of Te Whare o Rongo
From 8.30pm at Rongomaraeroa, Level 4

We will be having a korero with tungane, Taamihana Kaatene
Talking about Koanga & Rongo
And establishing a Tuahu to usher in the mauri of Koanga

Taamihana will share his skill & knowledge
In Taonga Puoro, whakairo and so much more...

Nau mai, rarau mai e te iwi
Kia horahia te mauri o Koanga ###