TRADITIONAL MAORI HEALING
Traditional Maori healing also known as Rongoaa Maori is the traditional healing system of Maori. It is centred on oral transmissions of knowledge, diversity of practice and the spiritual dimension of health. Rongoaa Maori encompasses Rongoaa (herbal remedies) mirimiri (physical therapies) and karakia (spiritual healing and prayer). To many Maori people, Rongoaa Maori is based on a wholistic model that incorporates the physical, emotional, family & spiritual aspects of health and allows for the transmission of culture and history to occur. It is an important aspect in terms of health care in Te Ao Maori (Maori worldview) and is complimentary to current Western medicine.
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest Maori have poorer health outcomes, die younger and have higher rates of chronic disease than other New Zealanders. Poorer access to health services for Maori is one of the contributing factors to inequalities in outcomes. The Wairoa community is 65% Maori - so access to holistic services is vital. The Wairoa PHO has, supported traditional Maori health practitioners in Wairoa for the past three years and continues to do so. This service is funded through Service to Improve Access (SIA) funding.
There are around 240 Maori health providers delivering a range of health and disability services throughout New Zealand. These services, which are often characterised by Maori delivery frameworks, are available to all throughout each community. In Wairoa, we have four traditional Maori healing providers, who offer a range of Rongoaa Maori services. A list of their details is as follows.
TRADITIONAL MAORI HEALING PROVIDERS
Te Hauora O Te Wheke A Nuku (Rongomaiwahine)
Is a Hauora and Iwi health provider who offers free individual mirimiri (massage) to Mahia people on low income.
Physical address: 6 Ratau Street, Mahia Beach
Postal address: RD8, Nuhaka
Phone: (06) 837 5649
Fax: (06) 837 5966
Email: hauoramahia@xtra.co.nz
Te Hauora Maioha
Is an organisation that was formed by a group of traditional Maori healers and complementary health providers who previously offered and administered mirimiri (light tissue massage), romiromi (deep tissue massage), rongoaa (herbal treatments), hot stone therapy, karakia (spiritual healing and prayer), lifestyle change counselling and support. Marama Tareha Te Hata now operates from the premise of Te Haoura Maioha providing mirimiri and some rongoaa treatments. The PHO continue to support Marama through SIA funding.
Physical address: 1 Freyberg Street, Wairoa
Postal address: PO Box 208, Wairoa
Phone: (06) 838 4025
Manaaki House
Traditional Maori health practitioners provide romiromi (deep tissue massage) and mirimiri (soft tissue massage), to people on a low income. The session includes tikanga Maori healing, appropriate to the cultural and spiritual needs of clients.
Physical address: 75 Apatu Street, Wairoa
Phone: (06) 838 7390
Fax: (06) 838 8600
Ngati Pahauwera Hauora
Practitioners from Te Hauora Maioha, travel to Ngati Pahauwera Hauora in Raupunga, to provide Rongoaa Maori including mirimiri and some rongoaa treatments, this occurs every second Wednesday.
Physical address: 30 Putere Road, RD4 Raupunga.
Phone: (06) 837 6766
Fax: (06) 837 6888
Email: Pahauwera.hauora@xtra.co.nz
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