The timeless wisdom of Maori proverbs - 52 traditional Maori sayings explained by respected Maori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder, showing us how we can live better lives, in harmony with the planet.
Ko Parengarenga te moana, Parengarenga is my ocean.
Ko Tawhitirahi te maunga, Tawhitirahi is my mountain.
Ko Awapoka te awa, Awapoka is my river.
Ko Kurahaupo te waka, Kurahaupo is my ancestral canoe.
Ko Potahi raua ko Te Reo Mihi oku marae, Potahi and Te Reo Mihi are
my traditional meeting places.
Ko Te Aupouri, ko Ngati Kurī, ko Te Rarawa, ko Ngapuhi nui tonu oku
iwi, My tribes are Te Aupouri, Ngati Kurī, Te Rarawa and
Ngapuhi.
Ko Hinemoa taku ingoa, my name is Hinemoa.
Dr Hinemoa Elder is of Te Aupouri, Ngati Kurī,
Te Rarawa, Ngai Takoto and Ngapuhi nui tonu and is the mother of
two adult children. She has lived on Te Motu Ārai Roa, Waiheke
Island for more than 25 years, and is the author of New Zealand's
best-selling local non-fiction book of 2021, Aroha - Maori Wisdom
for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony with Our Planet.
Hinemoa is the Kaiarahi Oranga Hinengaro at Te Hiku Hauora,
Muriwhenua. She also provides youth forensic court reports and
neuropsychiatric assessment and treatment for tamariki mokopuna
experiencing complexities in their recovery from traumatic brain
injury. She is a deputy psychiatry member of the New Zealand Mental
Health Review Tribunal.
In 2019, Hinemoa was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of
Merit,for services to psychiatry and Maori. You can also find her
on Instagram and TikTok @drhinemoa.
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