Rongoā Māori
practitioners Mini and Ualesi Vaega
The couple
noticed that tohunga travelling to the area needed a place
to rest before continuing their work. Then were inspired by
a vision and design for a Rongoā clinic and told if they
built it, people would come. Which they did, and it has
continued to grow.
The view from the whare looks over
the Waitangi River’s mouth, which Ualesi said is fitting
considering its history.
“The purpose of this whare
is for healing and wānanga, and we know that during the
early colonial years, this land hosted many wānanga where