Mauri Ora Murihiku is about restoring and strengthening the mauri, or life force, of people and the land. It’s about understanding the connections between everything, emphasising respect and connection to the whenua (land). Murihiku Marae welcomes whānau to recover and restore their mauri with the support of the marae Hau Kainga, Paepae and kaimahi of Waihopai Hauora.
This initiative aims to offer rongoā Māori as a traditional intervention for AOD recovery, helping whānau experience the natural world in a way that encourages them to heal it. It also draws on the three ways to champion whānau recovery – sharing local whakapapa, pūrākau and maramataka, and creates a safe haven for whānau starting their recovery journey, or for those who are on a path to reset and restore their mauri to a stronger state.
This pūtea will assist us to provide marae-based whānau seminar and wānanga to experience rongoā Māori in way that reconnects whānau with local wai, taiao and mahinga kai.
