The South Pacific nation of New Zealand is the ancestral home of the Maori, sea-faring settlers from the eastern Polynesia. With its unique flora and fauna, New Zealand offers a large array of plants ...

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, Ngāti Raukawa, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko tenei te mihi ki a koutou nga kaimahi o Nga Ringawhakahaere, nga whanau o nga hau e wha. Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Toi Tu ...

but the land and stars in the universe remain forever. Rongo was someone who had a gentle wisdom in his words, a way of reminding us that whatever we do now should pave the way for those we leave ...

The traditional healing system of Maori, Rongoa Maori, focuses on oral transmission of knowledge, diversity of practice, and the spiritual dimension of health. (Donna Kerridge, Te Rawhitiroa Bosch pic ...

Rongoā Maori practitioner Jolie Davis, who hails from Ahipara, is passionate about using traditional techniques to heal others. Photo / Rawhitiroa Photography Demand for traditional rongoā Maori ...

Te Rongoa participants also visited Kaiate Falls to see native plants in the environment and received instruction from a Department of Conservation ranger about protecting the native bush. A ...

Maori traditional healers are being funded by the Ministry of Health at a cost of nearly $2 million a year. They are the only alternative-treatment providers directly receiving public health dollars.

A Maori medicinal garden is taking shape in the heart of Kaitaia. The unused land, which the Tarawhataroa Stream runs through, is at the end of Eden Tce and accessible by a footbridge off Taaffe St.