ABOUT RONGOĀ MAURI
Rongoā Mauri was founded in 2016 by Nick Olson and Joanne Hakaraia-Olson as a whare hauora—a sacred healing space—dedicated to restoring balance and wellbeing through the ancient practices of Rongoā Māori.
We work in deep relationship with the native plants of Aotearoa, offering holistic healing for body, mind, and wairua. Rooted in tikanga Māori and the intelligence of te taiao (the natural world), our work is guided by aroha, intuition, and tradition.
We are an ACC Registered Provider of Rongoā Māori services, offering healing sessions, wānanga, and rongoā trails. Our specialty lies in traditional plant medicine—harvesting, preparing, and creating rongoā (remedies) that carry the mauri (life force) of the ngahere and the wisdom of our tūpuna.
Whether you're seeking personal healing, cultural reconnection, or looking to bring this mātauranga into your workplace or community, we’re here to help. We offer:
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Workshops & Wānanga
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Guided Rongoā Mauri Trails
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Online Healing Consultations (NZ & International)
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Custom-made Rongoā Products (balms, teas, tinctures)
If you’re ready to experience the healing power of Rongoā Māori, we welcome you to reach out and begin the journey.
Our Tīkanga
Our Core Values
We see rākau as living reflections of ourselves.
How we walk with them, listen to them, and care for them speaks to the heart of who we are.
MAURI
The mauri of rākau is the essence that binds and holds and is woven through our kaupapa.
WHANAUNGATANGA
Strengthening relationships with rākau creates opportunities for us to connect to Papatūānuku.
KAITIAKITANGA
Kaitiakitanga emanates from the puna of whanaungatanga. We become the shelter of the relationship formed by our close connection to rākau and nurturing it. We sustain the knowledge formed between ourselves and rākau. We become kaitiaki and ensure its mauri is preserved.
MANAAKITANGA
When we heal ourselves, we heal Papatūānuku. We raise the mana of rākau by acknowledging its status of tuakana. We elevate rākau with admiration and joy. We understand the mahi that it does for Papatūānuku.
AROHA
Aroha is a force, a breath of liberation.
The mauri of rākau softens the heart to purge that which weighs heavy.
Going deeper into the ngahere is to go deeper into yourself. Aroha is the breath that enables us to enter.
WAIRUATANGA
Wairuatanga is vital to health and wellness. Our physical dimension does not exist without wairuatanga. When we are out of balance we tend to focus on the physical dimension, when our awareness should be on te taha wairua.
KOTAHITANGA
Just like the ngahere, we move and weave together as one. A feeling of unity and peace where there is no separation. It's a dynamic collaboration of everything working together as one.