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Te Ara Teatea
ACC-registered Rongoā Māori Service, Kaupapa Māori
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Description
Our vision is to grow and support individuals and whānau within our traditional healing practices to feel empowered to embody our cultural and spiritual practices that directly affect their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
Te Ara Teatea
We are here to assist you and your whānau with self and intergenerational healing through our traditional healing modalities. And empower you to remember your true potential through the teachings of our ancestors.
Within our philosophies all pain and dis-ease felt within the body has whakapapa, so we work to treat the catalyst to assist with long term recovery and intergenerational healing.
What to expect from Te Ara Teatea:
Mirimiri and Romiromi is a traditional Māori healing modality, that is used to whakatau/calm the tinana/body, hinengaro/mind, mauri/lifeforce and wairua/spirit. We shift trapped energies that may be causing pain and discomfort.
During your session you will remained fully clothed. We use a kaupare and a spray of wai-tai for spiritual protection. You will be encouraged to use your breath to assist in allowing blocked energies to flow. For some there will be an emotional release, and we will kōrero/discuss with you when and as things come up during your session.
Afterwards you are encouraged to take sometime in nature, rest and honour the shifts you are going through. Drink lots of water and you may continue to feel the affects over the coming days as your body recalibrate and re-adjusts to the shifts that happened.
Staff
POU RONGOAA Ruatau Perez - Registered rongoā Māori practitioner (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi)
Privileged to have trained under Papa Joe for 10 years until his passing, Ruatau has been a Rongoaa practitioner and run wananga/workshops both in Aotearoa and around the world since the year 2000. Ruatau is ACC accredited and sits on the ACC Rongoaa Māori Panel. Over the years he has trained many KaiRongoaa many whom now work under the Te Ara Teatea korowai in our whare hauora.
Full profiles for our whole team can be found here
How do I access this service?
Contact us
kiaora@tearateatea.com
022 369 6761
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Partial fees apply, Fees apply, Free
Fees and Charges Description
Instead of a set surcharge for ACC appointments - we welcome a voluntary contribution towards your session. This means at the end of your appointment you are invited to give an amount that aligns with your current financial capacity.
This allows for those with less capcity to still engage with Rongoaa Māori in a sustainable way that honours the energy exchange.
Standard session ranges from $125-160 depending on kaiwhakaora.
Hours
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tue – Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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), Canterbury Anniversary (13 Nov).
Christmas: Closed 22 Dec — 9 Jan.
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
Shop 59, The Tannery, Woolston, Chirstchurch.
Located on the Boardwalk at The Tannery. Enter the main carpark from Garlands Rd, drive to the end of the carpark, and you will see us on the right. Look for our sign.
Public Transport
Garlands Road bus stop - Bus 155
Parking
There is plenty of car parking out the front of our premises at the end of The Tannery carpark.
Taxis can also pick up and drop off in the carpark.
Region
Canterbury
Website
Contact Details
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Phone
022 369 6761
Email
Website
Shop 59,
Street Address
Shop 59,
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This page was last updated at 2:42PM on October 15, 2025. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Ara Teatea.