Aroha Community Clinic

04/02/2026

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04/02/2026

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04/02/2026

Looking forwards to this very special event

04/02/2026

Book in e te whānau 😍🌿

02/02/2026

Massive congratulations to Alamein Hollis-Putu 🫶

Your vision has become a reality - so proud of you🧡

Thanks for hosting us at your lovely opening ceremony tonight!

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02/02/2026

☘️Takaanini, Tāmaki Makaurau

31/01/2026

31/01/2026

Posting for tomorrows Maramataka
Sunday the 1st Feb 2026
We are in the phase of Turu for Te Ātiawa and Hotu for Ngāti Ruanui

Although the ingoa differ, this marama carries a similar feeling across our rohe. Energy is building but not yet at its peak. (Keep in mind, Rākaunui- full moon phases are in a couple of days so energy will keep on building from here on out) This is a steady, gathering phase where things want to move forward if we stay grounded and attentive.

Whānau moods
Emotions can sit close to the surface today. Whānau may be more expressive, talkative, or honest, sometimes in ways that feel blunt. Old kōrero can resurface, especially around expectations and responsibilities. Listening with patience and responding gently will support harmony.

Energy levels
Energy is moderate to strong, often lifting later in the day and into the evening. This is good energy for steady mahi and follow through, rather than pushing new or high pressure decisions. If restlessness shows up, grounding through movement, wai, or time outside will help.

Fishing and mahinga kai
This can be a reasonable time for fishing, particularly later in the day or evening when the environment settles. Fish may be present but cautious, so patience and quiet observation matter more than effort. Let the moana guide you rather than forcing a catch.

Eeling
Tuna can be active, especially in sheltered areas and darker waters. Slow, deliberate movements and familiarity with your spots will bring better results than rushing.

Māra kai
A good day for weeding, composting, and general care of the māra. Supporting and tidying plants is favoured over heavy transplanting. This phase is about nurturing growth rather than disturbing the whenua.

Ngāhere
The ngahere feels responsive today. A suitable time for gentle rongoā harvesting, walking, and observing tohu taiao. Enter and leave with karakia, taking only what is needed.

Work and daily life
Supportive for continuing projects, planning, and creative or intuitive mahi. Not an ideal day for confrontation or forcing outcomes. Allow things to unfold in their own time.

This is to be used as a guide only. Whānau are encouraged to observe, journal, and track their own moods, energy, tohu taiao, and interactions over time to build their own relationship with the maramataka.

31/01/2026

Atua Wāhine and the alchemy of self-transformation is on TOMORROW!!!

Join Māori healer & ceremonialist for a powerful and transformational workshop focsued on our Māori Goddesses.

All welcome, koha entry. Wānanga will be recorded and made available for three days to everyone who registers.

Link is in bio whānau or message us! Hei āpōpō!

28/01/2026

Katrina has such a charismatic wairua 😍 - a proud wife and māmā who's also a regular client of Practitioner Natasha.

28/01/2026

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Pūrākau of Tāne Mahuta and the origins of rongoā

Within Māori cosmology, the natural world is understood through whakapapa. Plants, forests, and healing practices do not exist independently of atua but emerge through relationships that establish order, balance, and purpose within Te Ao Māori.

Following the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, Tāne Mahuta assumed responsibility for the flourishing of the world of light. This responsibility extended beyond the formation of the forest itself to the generation of life capable of sustaining, healing, and supporting humankind. In pūrākau, this process is expressed through Tāne’s unions with atua wāhine, each embodying distinct domains of the taiao.

Hine te iwaiwa carries authority over women’s wellbeing, fertility, childbirth, and weaving. From her whakapapa came harakeke, a plant central to healing, protection, clothing, and social continuity. Harakeke embodies principles of care, regeneration, and collective responsibility, and its use is governed by tikanga that reflects its wāhine lineage.

Hine tū a huru is associated with trees, bark, and the structural strength of the forest. From this domain emerged trees whose bark, sap, and resins were used for pain relief, wound treatment, and protection. In this whakapapa, trees are recognised as healers, reinforcing their role as living taonga rather than inert materials.

Hine wai and Hine korako are connected to moisture, water margins, and leafy growth. Plants descending from these atua wāhine are commonly used in leaf based rongoā for cooling, cleansing, soothing inflammation, and restoring balance to the wairua. Their effects are gradual and gentle, reflecting the environments from which they arise.

Hine ahua is understood as the atua wāhine associated with form and physical expression. Through her influence, plants assumed distinct structures and functions. Leaves that draw and release, roots that ground and stabilise, bark that protects, and flowers that signal vitality. This understanding underpins rongoā practice, where observation of form, growth pattern, texture, and habitat informs both diagnosis and treatment.

Taken together, these pūrākau articulate a worldview in which rongoā is inseparable from whakapapa. Plants are not resources to be extracted but kin with genealogical relationships to atua wāhine and Tāne Mahuta. Harvesting therefore constitutes an engagement with living lineages and requires karakia, respect, and ethical responsibility.

Ko te rongoā he taonga tuku iho. He uri nō ngā atua wāhine.
Healing is sustained through relationship, and relationship carries obligation.

27/01/2026

Had the honour of giving the beautiful Jazmine a Mirimiri 💚 Her strength is a force to be reckoned with - a true warrior!! Shes a proud mama of 5 and a proud partner to the late Kane who tragically lost his life last year at Muriwai Beach.

Kane is definitely looking after Jazmine and his whānau from the otherside 🌈