Rongoā Māori practitioners

Hokio Therapy NZ Limited

Ko Ed Matiu toku ingoa – a Rongoā Māori practitioner with over 25 years of experience in romiromi/mirimiri and wairua energy cleansing, spending a lot of time in this field helping and supporting our whanau in the community.

Kia Ora

Rongoā Tuku Iho Healing provides the community with a culturally-based treatment and recovery clinic that supports to restore the health and wellbeing and independence of people using indigenous modalities of Rongoā Māori, Te Whare Tapa Whā & Te Wheke to connect, guide and support.

Te Whare O Kawakawa Spa - Kawakawa to heal. Spā to nurture

Our purpose is to uphold the tikanga and mana of our teachings, bringing our ancient traditional practices into the forefront and being accessible to everybody as a first health wellness option.

Aligning with mainstream services, we provide Rongoa (plant medicine) during consultation after assessing your current medication and receiving a full assessment.  It’s important to then unlock your body into activation so the Rongoa can move.

We work with you and will continue to create pathways required for your quality of life, strengthening and honouring every aspect of you.

We invite you to come step out of your hectic life for an hour or more to rediscover and reconnect with yourself.

Our highly skilled professional staff are here support you.

Hokio Therapy NZ Limited

I am of Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, and Ngāti Kuri descent, and I currently reside in Kirikiriroa.

With over 20 years of experience in the addiction and mental health sector, I have dedicated a significant portion of my career to Waitemata DHB, specializing in cultural services. During this time, I have worked in various roles, including as an alcohol and other drug (AOD) clinician, where I conducted assessments, facilitated group sessions, and provided one-on-one counseling in both CADS and mainstream settings.

For the past four years, I have focused on supporting individuals affected by sexual trauma, particularly whānau referred through the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. This continues to be an important area of my work, where I provide ongoing support to whānau navigating these difficult experiences.

Currently, I operate as a private counsellor and clinical supervisor, managing my own practice with contracts across the health and private sectors. In addition to clinical work, I am an ACC Rongoā Māori Practitioner, providing services such as mirimiri, romiromi, komiri, and haputanga (pregnancy massage and fertility) for whānau who have experienced physical, mental, and spiritual trauma.

Since becoming an ACC Rongoā Māori practitioner in 2019, I have worked to integrate both clinical and cultural perspectives in my practice, offering a holistic approach to healing. My extensive experience in this space spans over 20 years, and I remain deeply committed to supporting the wellbeing of whānau in a culturally sensitive and meaningful way.

Manaaki Tangata Consultants is dedicated to teaching and providing a thorough understanding of Rongoā Rangatiratanga to those seeking to become proficient Rongoā Māori Practitioners. Our mission is to share the knowledge of traditional Māori healing practices, their history, and their significance in tikanga Māori. We share and use this knowledge to heal the people!

Rongoā Māori and Romi Romi are acknowledged as efficacious modalities for facilitating the recovery of patients and clients through the amalgamation of traditional and clinical techniques. These modalities encompass the manipulation of the body's soft tissues and the precise targeting of specific muscle groups, tailored to the individual and their level of physical conditioning. Moreover, they can function as an intervention for domestic accidents, as well as work and sports-related musculoskeletal injuries.

There is no certification for traditional Māori Healing. This revered knowledge is transmitted exclusively through the tohunga whakapapa and bloodline that is imparted solely to individuals whose life's vocation is the service of our community through Atua, Wairua, and our Tipuna. This taonga cannot be confused with Rongoā Māori Tohu, where teachings and knowledge are learning rongoā rākau for Māori Healing internal and external mamae of tinana and hinengaro.

Manaaki Tangata provide Rongoā Māori to compliment holistic (wairua), psychological (hinengaro) and physical (tinana) services for your wellbeing. Let us help you and your family (whānau) find your calm and peace to heal.