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About Joanne Hakaraia-Olson

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Joanne Hakaraia-Olson is a healer, teacher, writer, and international speaker whose life’s work is devoted to the sacred healing traditions of Rongoā Māori. Born and raised in Ōtaki, she is of Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Whakaue descent, with ancestral ties to the Tainui and Te Arawa waka. Deeply rooted in the ngahere and guided by the wisdom of her tūpuna, Joanne invites people to return to the manawa—the spiritual heart—and remember the vibration of aroha and the Truth of who we are.

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With nearly two decades of experience, Joanne weaves together Māori healing, heart resonance, plant spirit medicine, and vibrational sciences. Her practice integrates the mauri of the rākau (plant frequency), sound, breath, and deep spiritual presence. She has trained under esteemed tohunga and kaiako including Wiremu Hētaraka, Mehaka Rapata, Billy Tuhua, and Ruatau Perez.

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As co-founder and kaitohu of Rongoā Mauri, Joanne has guided hundreds of participants through workshops, retreats, and forest trails across Aotearoa. Her offerings invite people to awaken their intuitive gifts, strengthen sacred presence, and realign with the rhythms of Papatūānuku.

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She facilitates Kaitohu Wairua, a sacred series focused on spiritual attunement, intuitive healing, and working within Te Wā me Te Ātea—the auric field of time and space. She also leads Rongoā Mauri Trails, immersive forest experiences that teach participants how to receive the teachings and medicine of the ngahere. Alongside this, Joanne created Te Ara Tapu, a transformative programme guiding wāhine to return to the sacred through mindfulness, ritual, and the embodied wisdom of the Earth Mother.

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Her work continues to bridge the ancient and the present—bringing forth the voices of the plants, the ancestors, and the forest to guide others home to themselves.

Joanne Hakaraia-Olson is a healer, teacher, writer, and international speaker whose life's work is devoted to the sacred healing traditions of Rongoā Māori. Deeply rooted in the ngahere and guided by ancestral wisdom, Joanne guides individuals and groups to return to the manawa, the spiritual heart and know the pure vibration of aroha and the Truth of who we are.

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​Over the years, Joanne has facilitated numerous Rongoā Mauri Workshops and Wānanga across the motu, sharing her teachings on the mauri of rākau, the sound healing of plants with hundreds of participants. Her offerings invite people to awaken their intuitive gifts, deepen their sacred presence, and realign with the healing rhythms of Papatūānuku.

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