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Oranga Kawakawa
ACC-registered Rongoā Māori Service, Kaupapa Māori
Description
Oranga Kawakawa is an ACC registered Rongoā Māori practitioner based in Tūrangi.
Māori Rongoā - Mirimiri are traditional healing practices that may include gentle touch, pressure, oils, herbal applications karakia, and wairua - based elements. These are cultural healing modalities and are not substitutes for medical diagnosis or treatment.
We also offer a service that provides herbal Rongoa for internal and external ailments.
Staff
Maataparekaru Mellon is an ACC registered rongoā Māori practitioner.
CEO - Oranga kawakawa
I am a passionate person for humanity - I work with an open heart.
Ages
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua, Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi
How do I access this service?
Contact us
Phone: 021 263 9979
Email: oranga.kawakawa@gmail.com
Referral
Make an appointment
Between: Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm
Make contact on email or phone and we can arrange an appointment.
Hours
Monday - Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Languages Spoken
English
Services Provided
ACC Rongoā Māori ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies. ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
ACC Rongoā Māori ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies. ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
- ACC registered rongoā Māori practitioner
ACC Rongoā Māori
ACC recognise rongoā Māori as a kaupapa Māori service. It's culturally grounded care that weaves tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, and te ao Māori through all aspects of the service. We respect that these aspects embrace ngā taonga tuku iho (intergenerational gifts and knowledge handed down from tupuna Māori). We see rongoā Māori in the wider context of traditional Māori healing methodologies.
ACC don't consider healing techniques from non-Māori cultural traditions, such as reiki or hyperbaric oxygen treatment, part of rongoā Māori. Even if they're provided by rongoā Māori practitioners.
Travel Directions
I can make arrangements to travel that will come with a fee for gas. It will depend on where I'm travelling to.
Region
Lakes
Contact Details
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Phone
021 263 9979
Email
4 Te Arahori Street
Tūrangi
Waikato 3334
Street Address
4 Te Arahori Street
Tūrangi
Waikato 3334
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