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Hāpai Te Rongoā
Community Health Service, Kaupapa Māori
Description
Hāpai Te Rongoā is an ACC-registered Rongoā Māori practitioner based in Heretaunga.
Based in a clinic space at Las Palmas Building in Hastings, I offer the traditional healing art of Mirimiri Romiromi. Each session is a one-hour journey towards wellness.
Our Kaupapa Māori Approach: Embracing kaupapa Māori, our mirimiri romiromi services weave together tikanga Māori (customs), mātauranga Māori (knowledge), te reo Māori (language), and te ao Māori (worldview) into a tapestry of holistic healing. We treat more than just physical ailments; we nurture the whole being, aiming to rejuvenate your mana (prestige/power) and mauri (life force). Integral to our sessions are karakia (prayers) and whakawhiti kōrero (dialogues), ensuring a culturally immersive and spiritually enriching experience that concludes with a closing karakia.
Please note, the clinic is not equipped with wheelchair access, and services are provided exclusively at this location.
Staff
Lisa Marie Tuhi - ACC-Registered Rongoā Māori Practitioner
Ko Moumoukai te maunga
Ko Waitirohia tae atu ki Nuhaka ngā awa
Ko Rākaipaaka te iwi
My knowledge is underpinned by my upbringing (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga ā Mahaki, Whakatōhea, Tuhoe me Ngāti Whare), where from childhood my grandmother, nannies and great-aunts would use rongoā for healing.
After becoming a mother and being influenced by my work in te taiao (in nature), ancestral practices of mahinga kai, food sovereignty and parakore as a holistic way of wellbeing, and an innate understanding of environmental based approaches to education and living, my passion for rongoā was reignited.
Currently training in Mirimiri Romiromi, a holistic form of spiritual bodywork. Learning under the guidance of Cran Gage has been instrumental in my education on traditional healing from Te Whare Wānanga o Hohepa Delamere.
Completing formal studies with a Certificate of Relaxation Massage and Rongoā Māori course through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. In a notable achievement, becoming a registered Rongoā Practitioner under ACC Rongoā Māori in May 2024.
How do I access this service?
Referral
Currently services are by referral only.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
There is no surcharge for ACC-approved Rongoā Māori kiritaki (clients).
Languages Spoken
English, Māori
Services Provided
ACC Rongoā Māori ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies. ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
ACC Rongoā Māori ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies. ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
- ACC registered rongoā Māori practitioner
ACC Rongoā Māori
ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies.
ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
Parking
Free On-Street 2 hour Parking
Region
Hawke's Bay
Contact Details
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Phone
021 0258 3363
Email
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Location
Hastings (Las Palmas Building, across from Countdown)
Suite 108 / 201 King Street North
Saint Leonards
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4122
Street Address
Suite 108 / 201 King Street North
Saint Leonards
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4122
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This page was last updated at 1:16PM on July 1, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Hāpai Te Rongoā.