Pirirakau Hauora - Te Ōturu Oranga

06/08/2026

📣 He karanga tēnei ki te hunga e ngākau nui ana ki te manaaki tangata.

Pirirākau Hauora is looking for passionate people to join our team.

We have opportunities available for:
🌱 Kaitautoko
🌱 Practice Nurse – Community
🌱 Homecare Coordinator

If you're ready to walk alongside our whānau and help strengthen the wellbeing of our community, we'd love to hear from you.

To view the full job descriptions and role requirements, please head over to our Pirirākau Hauora page. We look forward to hearing from you! 💚

31/07/2026

✨ Come and experience the healing of Mirimiri at Te Ōturu Oranga ✨

Sometimes our bodies are carrying more than just aches and pains.

Stress, grief, trauma, exhaustion, anxiety, and the weight of everyday life can settle deep within us. Mirimiri is more than body work – it's a space to slow down, reconnect, release what no longer serves you, and restore balance to your tinana, hinengaro and wairua.

At Te Ōturu Oranga – Pirirākau Hauora, we are blessed to have two incredible wāhine, each bringing their own unique gifts to their practice.

🌿 Te Kitea has an incredible gift for body work. Her strong, intuitive hands help ease tension, release tight muscles, and support your body's natural healing.

🌙 Freedom is deeply led by wairua. Her sessions create a safe, nurturing space for those seeking healing on a deeper level, allowing emotional and spiritual wellbeing to be supported alongside the physical.

No two sessions are ever the same because no two people are the same. Your healing journey is honoured in a way that is right for you.

Whether you're living with ongoing pain, recovering from injury, carrying stress, or simply feel it's time to fill your own cup, we'd love to welcome you into our peaceful healing space.

📍 Te Ōturu Oranga – Pirirākau Hauora
Paparoa Road, Te Puna

📞 To make a booking, call 07 552 6238 and Ngawai will happily help you find a time that suits.

Your wellbeing matters. Come and experience the serenity, healing, and manaakitanga that awaits you.

"Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi."
With your contribution and mine, together we flourish.

💚 We look forward to welcoming you.

28/07/2026

🌿 He Karanga ki te Hapori – Rongoā Practitioner Programme 🌿

"Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu."
Adorn the bird with feathers so it may fly.

Have you ever felt called to learn the ways of Rongoā Māori? 🌱
Pirirākau Hauora is excited to open registrations for our 2026–2027 Rongoā Practitioner Programme, a year-long journey designed to build strong foundations for aspiring Rongoā Māori practitioners.
This is more than a course. It is an opportunity to reconnect with te taiao, deepen your understanding of our traditional healing practices, being grounded in tikanga Māori, whanaungatanga, and practical experience, become part of a kaupapa that nurtures people, whenua, and wairua.

✨ What you'll learn:
🌿 Rongoā Rākau – from soil and seed to growth, harvesting, and preparing traditional remedies
🌿 Plant identification
🌿 Maramataka
🌿 Mirimiri
🌿 Hands-on involvement in the Pirirākau Hauora Rongoā Planting Project
🌿 And so much more...

Your facilitators: Mere Horopapera and Hone Moetara
📅 Course Dates
• Starts: Wednesday 19 August 2026
• Ends: Wednesday 2 June 2027
• Wānanga held fortnightly during the day on Wednesdays
• Breaks during school holidays

Who can apply?
✔️ Aged 16 years or older
✔️ No previous experience required
✔️ A genuine interest in Rongoā Māori and a willingness to learn.
✔️ Committed to growing your knowledge and skills
✔️ Open to learning and contributing to the kaupapa

📝 Registrations
📅 Open: Wednesday 29 July 2026
📅 Close: Wednesday 5 August 2026

If your heart has been calling you towards the healing knowledge of our tūpuna, this may be the beginning of your journey.

🔗 Register here: NOW CLOSED - Ngā mihi.
LIMITED SPACES & commitment to attendance.

Nau mai, haere mai. We look forward to walking this journey alongside you. 💚🌿

12/07/2026

15/06/2026

🌿✨ MAGNETIC BED THERAPY ✨🌿

Take a moment to slow down, breathe, and allow your body the time and space to heal 🤍

Our Electromagnetic Bed Therapy is a gentle and relaxing experience designed to support your body’s natural healing process. Using soft magnetic pulses, this therapy may help ease muscle tension, improve circulation, support recovery, encourage better sleep, and restore overall wellbeing 🌱

Whether you’re feeling physically drained, emotionally heavy, or simply needing a moment of stillness — this is your time to rest, reset, and recharge.

30 Minute Sessions — only $10 until the end of this month!

Please note from next month our pricing will increase by $5, making sessions $15 for 30 minutes.

📍Available now at Pirirākau Hauora
📞 Bookings essential
💚 Come and experience the healing power of rest and restoration.

“Your body has the power to heal — we simply support it.”

11/06/2026

Kia ora e te whānau 🌿

Healing is an investment into yourself - your tinana, hinengaro and wairua. Taking time to slow down, release stress, and restore balance is an important part of wellbeing.

From the 1st of July, our Mirimiri pricing will be increasing. Please see the updated flyer for our new pricing and services available.

We remain committed to providing a safe, nurturing and healing space for our whānau and community, and we thank you all for your continued support and aroha 💚

✨ Gift vouchers are also available - a beautiful way to support someone you care about with rest, healing and self-care.

Eftpos/Paywave - Cash Payments

“He oranga ngākau, he pikinga waiora.”
Positive feelings in your heart will enhance your sense of self-worth.

Ngā mihi nui,
Pirirākau Hauora Mirimiri Team 🌿

31/05/2026

Kia Ora Koutou 🌿

Following the beautiful success of last year’s Wāhine Maramataka Wānanga, we are excited to bring this kaupapa back again for our wāhine. 💫

Join us on Wednesday, 17th June from 9:30am – 1:30pm for a day of healing, connection, learning and whakawhanaungatanga alongside other wāhine in a safe and uplifting space.

Together we will explore grounding and healing practices guided by the maramataka, reconnecting with ourselves, our cycles, our taiao and our wairua. Facilitated by our wāhine ataahua, Mere Horopapera, this wānanga is an opportunity to slow down, reset, and nourish the mind, body and spirit. 🌙✨

Last year’s wānanga was truly special and filled with beautiful kōrero, healing, laughter and connection — we can’t wait to share this space again with you all.

🥗 Lunch will be provided
📍 Limited spaces available

If you are interested in attending, please fill out our registration form or get in touch with Nataria to secure your spot.
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED.

Nau mai e te wāhine — come and fill your cup. 🤍

28/05/2026

Kia ora e te whānau,

Please note Te Ōturu will be closed for King’s Birthday public holiday.

He mihi nui ki a koutou katoa — stay safe over the long weekend, spend time with your loved ones and enjoy the break.

Noho haumaru, enjoy your time with whānau ✨
We look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday.
Ka kite anō i a koutou ā te Tūrei.

Pirirākau Hauora - Te Ōturu Oranga.

12/05/2026

We feel incredibly fortunate to be able to share spaces like this with our community 🤍🌿

Yesterday we gathered for our Rongoā in te Māra Wānanga, Spending time amongst the māra reconnecting with te taiao, learning about different plants, plant identification, and deepening our understanding of rongoā and the healing our whenua provides.

There is something special about coming together in these spaces slowing down, breathing in the māra, sharing kōrero, mātauranga, laughter, and connection with one another ✨

Rongoā is not only about the plants themselves, but also about the relationships we build with the whenua, with each other, and within ourselves.

Thank you to everyone who came and shared their wairua with us. We look forward to many more beautiful days learning, healing, and growing together 🌱

11/05/2026

On the 6th of May, we held our Māmā & Pēpi Rongoā Wānanga here at Te Ōturu Oranga 🌿🤍

It was a beautiful day of learning, connection, and healing, where Matua Rob shared his knowledge around safe rongoā practices for māmā and their pēpi. Creating spaces like these reminds us of the strength that comes through wāhine supporting wāhine, reconnecting with mātauranga, and nurturing both ourselves and our pēpi in gentle and meaningful ways ✨

To all our ataahua wāhine who joined us, thank you for bringing your warmth, openness, and wairua into the space. We hope you left feeling held, empowered, and connected.

We can’t wait to welcome you all back again soon 🤍