Our story

Atarangi Murupaenga

The first mission, being the healing arts and preserving them as I was taught and sharing those teachings to ensure they live on. Things like, Tiwawe Moving stagnant waters (in the body) Mahi aa pona – Joint care using a push pull movement to water' the joints, Takahia – Trample (walk) the body and feet in specific areas, Mahi raakaai – wooden dowel for bodywork, Kohatu - use of a stone tool for specific work usually around the neck, shoulders, spinal column

Then there is the whanau Miri:

Rau Miri - use of leaves, Koo Miri – tone / chant / karakia / whakamoemiti / takutaku / waiata, Paa Miri - the essence of their body (ahua pea), Taa Miri - the imprint you awaken within the person, Haputanga (fertility and pregnancy), Ensure the birth songs / pathways of life are being sung, Ensure the death songs are being used to clear so their is no residue left behind. My passion to teach and share the ancestral arts of the feminine body, knowing, enliven and cleanse the womb / the puku (belly) area / the uterus area, flow of the feminine juices (our creativity), teaching the young (8-12) how to ripen the body in preparation for her cycle, specific moves and techniques for release and joy within.

I have a passion for travel and meeting other cultures. To hear their stories, sing my songs with them, watch their healers and note the similarities and the differences.

I do my best to live an Intentional Life. I want to be intentional about what I do, what I say, how I work, how I reach out to people, how I heal. And the key to that is to ensure I am healing myself along the way.

Manu Korewha

“Moe mai ra e te rangatira, noho koe ki waenga nui o matau matua tupuna” 

Manu Korewha co-founder of Te Rongopae and assistant presenter for Kawa Ariki, Let’s Romi and Rongo Matua.  Manu’s journey in the work began pre-birth with the recital of hundreds of takutaku / karakia and traditions verbally passed to him in-vitro.  Upon birth, he was given 2 names from the Bible as it was believed he would not live. At a young age Manu spent a lot of time alongside his great great-great grandparents, being passed down as each generation passed on until he finally got back to his parents at the age of 10 years.  Manu could trace his lineage back 89 generations without thinking, and he was dedicated to preserving and protecting original knowledge, language, and lore. He began traveling with the Maaori Healers in 2003. Manu passed away July 2017, yet his teachings leave an indelible mark and memory on us all.  Manu’s presence continues to guide and inform the work today.