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Jul 313 min read

Embrace the Turn of Seasons: Women's Wellness Tips for Winter to Spring

inter fades & spring awakens, embrace renewal with wellness tips aligned with nature's rhythms. Discover maramataka, kumarahou, and more

Mar 22, 20233 min read

WAIRUA & WATER: where is the science?

Indigenous peoples around the world, have developed a collective consciousness, by paying explicit attention to the expression of natural...

Jan 10, 202311 min read

UNDERSTANDING THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF PLANTING BY THE MOON

The ancient practice of planting by the moon has long been a source of fascination and mystery. Many cultures have relied on the cycles...

Jan 10, 20237 min read

Tane te Waiora, green water & the Role of Terrestrial Moisture Recycling in the Water Cycle

Abstract Tane te Waiora who presides over the process of terrestrial moisture recycling, which is an essential part of maintaining the...

Aug 15, 20221 min read

aruhe - second only to kumara

Aruhe is the root of the rahurahu (rārahu or rauaruhe) bracken fern, a tough ground fern with reddish-brown stems, which grows up to 2...

Aug 3, 20223 min read

kumara - the maori sweet potato

Kūmara was brought from the Pacific islands by our ancestors. This tropical vine had much smaller tubers and was widely grown, especially...

Aug 2, 202211 min read

Indigenous nuclear waste management

Nuclear Semiotics [dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] ADJECTIVE Nuclear semiotics refers to the study of how to warn people atleast 10,000+ years from now about...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

celebrating world ranger day & earth defenders

More than 200 land and environmental activists are murdered every year. My first experience working with a community whose leader had...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

taewa - the maori potato

Māori have grown potatoes for hundreds of years, and taewa refers collectively to some traditional varieties, including Karuparerā,...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

taro - the food of chiefs

Taro is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is considered as a kai rangatira (the food of chiefs).Taro is a...

Jul 31, 20221 min read

turutu - the native blueberry

Turutu is also known as New Zealand blueberry, however it is not so palatable as the Turtle Island blueberry! It is a very attractive...

Jul 31, 20222 min read

puarangi - the native hibiscus

Hibiscus diversifolius, the native (swamp or prickly) hibiscus, Puarangi, our native hibiscus is a part of the mallow family. It is...

Jul 30, 20221 min read

puha - the super green

Puha is a superfood! It is nutritionally rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2, Niacin, very high levels of Vitamin C & minerals including calcium,...

Jul 30, 20221 min read

HAKEKE - THE black fungus

Hakeke, otherwise known as black fungus, was once collected and exported by our ancestors, as it is used in Chinese traditional medicine....

Jul 28, 20221 min read

toi - land cress

Land cress have full of great nutritional value! These tender green leaves have peppery spinach kale like flavor when cooked and they can...

Jul 28, 20222 min read

karo -the mosquito repellant

Karo is an evergreen shrub growing to 5m by 3m (16ft by 9ft). Like pōhutukawa, a fellow coastal tree of the north, Karo has leathery...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

ti kouka - THE CABBAGE TREE

On our papakainga, whānau are allocated an area where they would be able to harvest the resources available from the lakes, rivers,...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

biocultural indicator monitoring

The concept of utilizing environmental indicators to assess environmental health has been around since the early 1990s, and the use of...

Jul 28, 20221 min read

whiro - the new moon of hereturikoka

Today's new moon is a great time for reviewing our dreaming for the new year ahead. Winter has been cold and wet but the days are...

Jul 28, 20222 min read

kowhai - the sign of spring

This stunning yellow blossom has a lot to share. In the spring season, these flowers bloom on the kōwhai tree, standing out among the...