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Description

Based in Hastings, I offer the traditional healing art of Mirimiri Romiromi. Each session is a one-hour journey towards wellness.

Our Kaupapa Māori Approach: Embracing kaupapa Māori, our mirimiri romiromi services weave together tikanga Māori (customs), mātauranga Māori (knowledge), te reo Māori (language), and te ao Māori (worldview) into a tapestry of holistic healing. We treat more than just physical ailments; we nurture the whole being, aiming to rejuvenate your mana (prestige/power) and mauri (life force). Integral to our sessions are karakia (prayers) and whakawhiti kōrero (dialogues), ensuring a culturally immersive and spiritually enriching experience that concludes with a closing karakia.

Please note, the clinic is not equipped with wheelchair access, and services are provided exclusively at this location.

Staff

Lisa Marie Tuhi - ACC-Registered Rongoā Māori Practitioner

Ko Moumoukai te maunga

Ko Waitirohia tae atu ki Nuhaka ngā awa

Ko Rākaipaaka te iwi

My knowledge is underpinned by my upbringing (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga ā Mahaki, Whakatōhea, Tuhoe me Ngāti Whare), where from childhood my grandmother, nannies and great-aunts would use rongoā for healing.

After becoming a mother and being influenced by my work in te taiao (in nature), ancestral practices of mahinga kai, food sovereignty and parakore as a holistic way of wellbeing, and an innate understanding of environmental based approaches to education and living, my passion for rongoā was reignited. 

Currently training in Mirimiri Romiromi, a holistic form of spiritual bodywork.  Learning under the guidance of Cran Gage has been instrumental in my education on traditional healing from Te Whare Wānanga o Hohepa Delamere. 

Completing formal studies with a Certificate of Relaxation Massage and Rongoā Māori course through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.  In a notable achievement, becoming a registered Rongoā Practitioner under ACC Rongoā Māori in May 2024.

How do I access this service?

Referral

Currently services are by referral only.

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Fees and Charges Description

There is no surcharge for ACC-approved Rongoā Māori kiritaki (clients).

Languages Spoken

English, Māori

Services Provided

ACC Rongoā Māori

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

Parking

Free On-Street 2 hour Parking

Region

Hawkes Bay

Contact Details

  • Location

    Hastings 

201 King Street North
Saint Leonards
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4122

Street Address

201 King Street North
Saint Leonards
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4122

This page was last updated at 9:51AM on July 1, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Hāpai Te Rongoā.