ABOUT RONGOĀ MAURI
Rongoā Mauri was founded in 2016 by Joanne Hakaraia-Olson and her husband, Nick Olson, as a whare hauora—a sacred healing space dedicated to restoring balance and wellbeing through the practices of Rongoā Māori. Today, Joanne serves as kaitohu, spiritual guide and lead practitioner, supported by a small rōpū of healers committed to upholding the wairua of this mahi.
Rooted in Rongoā Māori, our mahi is guided by ancestral knowledge. We offer holistic pathways of healing through Mirimiri, Romiromi, Rongoā Rākau and the ngahere.
We are proud to be ACC-registered providers of Rongoā Māori services and offer a range of healing and learning experiences, including individual sessions, immersive forest trails, online learning and transformative wānanga.
Our offerings include:
Kaitohu Wairua Workshops – Spiritual attunement, intuitive healing and personal transformation workshops
Mauri Kura Online Course – A living online journey into the mauri of rākau, Rongoā Māori and relationship with te taiao
Rongoā Mauri Trails – Guided forest immersions exploring rākau, plant wisdom and the healing presence of the ngahere
We welcome you to begin a journey of reconnection, relationship and healing with us.
Our Tīkanga
The following tikanga were shared through connection with rākau. Together, they offer a pathway for entering into relationship with all things—whether a plant, a person, a kaupapa, a place or a community—and carrying that relationship toward deeper connection, reciprocity and kotahitanga. This pathway now guides all aspects of our mahi: how we build relationship with plants when preparing rongoā, how we approach and hold healing relationships with clients, and how we teach rongoā to our students as a lived and relational practice rather than knowledge alone.
MAURI
Mauri is the living essence carried by all things. It is the thread woven through our kaupapa, reminding us that healing begins by restoring relationship with ourselves, rākau, whenua and the wider field of life.
KAITIAKITANGA
Kaitiakitanga grows from relationship. When we know and honour the mauri of rākau, we take responsibility for protecting, sustaining and passing on the knowledge held within that relationship.
AROHA
Aroha is a living force that emanates from a clear and rightly ordered being.
Aroha moves outward like ripples across water, carried through breath, presence and the wider field of our being.
WHANAUNGATANGA
Whanaungatanga is the relationship we cultivate with rākau, whenua and one another. Through presence, trust and reciprocity, we remember that we are not separate from Papatūānuku.
MANAAKITANGA
Manaakitanga is the way we uphold the mana and tapu of all beings. We create spaces of care, dignity and healing, recognising the life-force within rākau, people and Papatūānuku.
KOTAHITANGA
Kotahitanga is a state of no separation. Like the ngahere, each being remains distinct while contributing to the wellbeing of the whole. Healing arises when we move in unity with people, rākau, whenua and wairua.