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Whenua Healing
ACC-registered Rongoā Māori Service, Kaupapa Māori
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Description
Whenua Healing – ACC Rongoā Māori Provider (Ōpōtiki)
Whenua Healing is an ACC-registered provider of Rongoā Māori services, delivering kaupapa Māori healing grounded in Te Ao Māori principles.
We provide traditional healing practices including mirimiri, kōmiri, karakia, pure (cleansing), and rongoā rākau, with Rongoā Mānuka incorporated into our treatment approach. Our services support physical recovery, pain management, and holistic wellbeing following injury.
Maternal Birth Injury Specialist Support (PAT274)
Whenua Healing provides dedicated, ACC-funded Rongoā Māori support for māmā who have experienced physical injuries during labour or delivery, delivered in accordance with ACC Maternal Birth Injury service schedules.
Support may include treatment for:
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Perineal and pelvic injuries
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Pelvic floor dysfunction
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Lower back and hip injuries
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Scar tissue healing
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Ongoing pain or postnatal recovery needs
Services are available to clients with an approved ACC claim and purchase order.
ACC Vendor ID: VBL656
Maternal Birth Injury Provider ID: PAT274
Staff
Elaine is an ACC Registered Rongoā Māori Practitioner: Maternal Birth Injuries (Specialist)
How do I access this service?
Contact us
INQUIRIES AND BOOKING SUPPORT
Phone : 027 696 2156
Email : laney@whenuahoney.co.nz
Make an appointment
Referral
How to Access ACC-Funded Rongoā Māori Services
Step 1: Contact ACC
Contact ACC to request approval for Rongoā Māori services.
Phone: 0800 101 996
Email: claims@acc.co.nz
Step 2: Provide Whenua Healing Details
When contacting ACC, provide:
- Your ACC claim number
- Whenua Healing, Vendor ID: VBL656
- For maternal birth injuries, provide Provider ID: PAT274
Step 3: Referral & Booking
Once ACC approves your request, you will be given a purchase order number, we will also be given this number. We will respond within two business days and arrange your appointment.
Referrals accepted from:
- Self-referral by the client
- General Practitioners
- Physiotherapists
- Nurses
- Midwives
- Other rehabilitation providers
- ACC Case Managers/Navigators
Anyone can access
Website / App
Fees and Charges Description
FREE FOR ALL ACC FUNDED RONGOĀ MĀORI SERVICES
Hours
| Tue – Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (1 Feb).
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.
Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.
Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.
Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.
Online Booking URL
Travel Directions
WHENUA HEALING, 159 Church Street Ōpōtiki.
Entrance: Corner of Wharf & Princess Street
Public Transport
https://www.baybus.co.nz/assets/Timetables/Accessible/Eastern-Bay-Accessible-Timetable.pdf
Please request support if you need to be collected and dropped off to bus stops.
Parking
Ample parking on grass verge or road side (Cnr Wharf & Princess Street).
Region
Bay of Plenty
Contact Details
159 Church Street, Ōpōtiki
Bay of Plenty
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Phone
027 696 2156
Email
Website
159 Church Street
Opotiki
Bay of Plenty
Street Address
159 Church Street
Ōpōtiki
Bay of Plenty
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This page was last updated at 1:11PM on February 18, 2026. This information is reviewed and edited by Whenua Healing.