Whakapakari Ora Wāhine Wellness

17/11/2025

🌿 MEET OUR KAIRONGOĀ TEAM 🌿
At Whakapakari Ora, our wāhine toa bring depth, mana, and mātauranga to every healing space. Whether you’re seeking balance, restoration or reconnection — they are here to awhi (support) your journey to hauora (wellbeing).

✨ Ana Masiu
Mālō e lelei, kia ora! Ana is a proud Tongan–European kairongoā, blending the healing traditions of both Tangata Moana and Tangata Whenua. With a trauma-informed approach and the creator of Taku Aroha rongoā skincare, Ana supports whānau through mirimiri, rongoā rākau and whakawhiti kōrero.
🔗 Bio: https://whakapakariora.com/pages/ana-masiu

📅 Book: https://whakapakari-ora-wahine-wellness.au2.cliniko.com/bookings?practitioner_id=1569057966865259452

🌀 Lisa Harding – Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto
Kairongoā & Kairāranga, Lisa brings the healing arts of mirimiri and raranga together, weaving wellbeing through cultural reconnection. With over a decade of experience in weaving, and as a member of Kahu Collective, she helps others rediscover hauora through the beauty and depth of Māori artistry.
🔗 Bio: https://whakapakariora.com/pages/about-lisa-harding

📅 Book: https://whakapakari-ora-wahine-wellness.au2.cliniko.com/bookings?practitioner_id=1501011190212467701

💪🏽 Kandace Ihimaera-Smiler – Ngāti Paoa, Te Ati Awa, Te Aitanga a Mahaki
As a hauora coach and kairongoā, Kandace supports wāhine to reclaim their mauri ora through a blend of modern health coaching and traditional Māori healing practices. From mirimiri to hormone health, Kandace walks alongside you at every stage of life.
🔗 Bio: https://whakapakariora.com/pages/about-kandace-ihimaera-smiler

📅 Book: https://whakapakari-ora-wahine-wellness.au2.cliniko.com/bookings?practitioner_id=1261852091618433766

🌺 Ready to reconnect with your wairua, body and culture? Nau mai — come meet the team.

16/11/2025

Come catch us with all our Christmas goodies! 6th December 🙌🏽✨

13/11/2025

Hauora looks different for everyone – here’s what it looks like for me 💚
Walking in nature to clear my mind, lifting weights to strengthen my body, cuddles with my cat to soothe my wairua 🐾, eating kai I’ve grown in my māra kai, and learning to weave the stories of my tīpuna into each fibre of raranga.
These are all forms of rongoā – ways I return to balance, connection and care.

🌿 What does your hauora look like?

13/11/2025

12/11/2025

🌿 Tonight we’re at the Christchurch Art Gallery, sharing the beauty of Rongoā Māori with our community — reconnecting through the wisdom of native plants, healing, and kōrero.

He taonga tuku iho — traditional knowledge, modern connection. 💚

09/11/2025

🌿 Week 2: Barnett Park & Kawakawa

We hīkoi’d under mostly blue skies yesterday, weaving through the bush and up the steep climb of Barnett Park. It was challenging — but uplifting.

Our rākau of the day was Kawakawa, a powerful healer for mamae, inflammation, and emotional balance. We shared kōrero on how to harvest it with care, respect, and purpose 🌱

Next Sunday we return to gentle ground at Travis Wetland, where we’ll walk with Tī Kōuka & Tōtara — two mighty rākau for strength, grounding, and resilience.

📅 Sunday 9 Nov | 2PM
📍 Travis Wetland, Ōtautahi
🎟️ Bookings open now | From $15 | Koha welcome
🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/walk-with-atua

07/11/2025

Kia ora e te whānau,

Due to increased demands on our time from whānau, mahi, and a need to prioritise our own hauora (wellbeing), we have made the decision to cancel our monthly community clinic for the remainder of the year.

We acknowledge the importance of this kaupapa and the connections it fosters, and we hope to return to regular offerings in the future when the time is right.

In the meantime, private bookings are still available via our website: whakapakariora.com

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou mō tō tautoko me tō mārama.

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06/11/2025

The hongi - the traditional Māori greeting - is more than a press of noses. It’s a sharing of breath, a moment where two people exchange life force and acknowledge one another as equals. Through hongi, we connect wairua (spirit) and show unity, respect, and togetherness.

02/11/2025

Today we walked Styx Gardens under the gentle energy of Ōhua/Maure 🌗
Koromiko held us in calm and connection — small rōpū, big wairua 🌿
Next Sunday we head to Barnett Park to meet Kawakawa 💚
📍 Ōtautahi | 2PM | From $15
🎟️ Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/walk-with-atua

29/10/2025

🎄 Christmas is just around the corner – be the organised one this year! 🎁

Office managers and team leads – now is the perfect time to plan meaningful gifts that truly show appreciation for your kaimahi (staff).

Our Whakapakari Ora gift boxes are more than just a present – they’re a gesture of manaaki (care). Each box is filled with handcrafted taonga (treasures) made from rongoā rākau (native plant healing remedies) and raranga (weaving), designed to restore, uplift, and reconnect us with te taiao (the natural world).

🌿 Includes balms, teas, oils, infused room sprays + woven taonga
📦 Ethically made, Māori-owned, and ready to be wrapped
🛒 Custom and bulk orders available now – just email us at info@whakapakariora.com

✨ Gift with heart. Gift with purpose. Support local.
Secure your orders early and glide into the festive season with ease.

👉 Shop or learn more at: www.whakapakariora.com

19/10/2025

✨ He pānui nui! A new rongoā oil is on the way... ✨

Yesterday, Lisa and I created a new pain oil recipe — something we’ve been sitting with for a while, and the time was finally right.

We’ve just run out of our original batch, and after months of kōrero, rakahau (research), and reflection, we’re so excited to share that our updated formulation is now complete!

Our first recipe was gifted under the guidance of a tohuka rākau – a true master of plant medicine. His blends were incredibly layered, steeped in deep mātauraka, and protected under tapu. Although we’re no longer part of that kaupapa, we continue to uphold the mana of those teachings with the utmost respect. That meant it was time for us to create something of our own.

One of the greatest lessons we’ve received from the kairongoā and tohuka who support us now is this: simple is just as powerful. And so, what we’ve created honours both worlds — a bridge between deep complexity and grounded simplicity.

🌿 Another kaupapa close to our hearts is our relationship with the whenua (land). As we were taught by Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island) tōhuka, many of our original ingredients came from there. But our tūpuna didn’t use couriers! It’s been important for us to realign and begin using more rākau that grows locally, within the Kāi Tahu rohe, especially here in Waitaha (Canterbury). In doing so, we honour Lisa’s Kāi Tahu whakapapa as well as the whenua we now call home.

This is about leaning into Kāi Tahu tikaka (customs) and adding to the kete mātauraka (basket of knowledge) for mana whenua in this rohe — a step toward true rongoā that is grounded in place, whakapapa, and responsibility.

This new blend for muscle, joint, and physical pain is a reflection of our journey, our learning, and our growth. It holds the wairua (spirit) of every lesson, every plant, every kōrero that has led us here.

📦 Launch coming soon — watch this space!