Hei whakawhānui i te mōhiotanga Finding out more

A range of people and organisations provide information about rongoā.

Rongoā contacts

Who

What
Ministry of Health publication The Future of Rongoā Māori: Wellbeing and Sustainability
Ngā Ringa Whakahaere o te Iwi Māori
(Network of Māori Traditional Healers) 		Advocacy
Healer accreditation
Te Paepae Matua mō te Rongoā Representative organisation
Te Wānanga o Raukawa Training - Heke Rongoā, HR

Additional Reading

Download documents and abstracts about rongoā Māori.

Cram, F., Smith, L.T., & Johnstone, W. (2003). Mapping the Themes of Māori Talk about Health. New Zealand.

Durie, M.H. (2006). Measuring the Effectiveness of Rongoā. Conference: What is Rongoā Practice? Ōtaki: Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Durie, M.H., Potaka, U.K., Ratima, K.H., & Ratima, M.M. (1993). Traditional Māori Healing: A Paper Prepared for the National Advisory Committee on Core Health & Disability Support Services. Palmerston North: Massey University.

Harmsworth, G. (2002). Indigenous Concepts, Values and Knowledge for Sustainable Development: New Zealand Case Studies. 7th joint Conference: ‘Preservation of Ancient Cultures and the Globalisation Scenario. Hamilton: Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.

Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. 2009. (PDF 2.3MB) The Future of Rongoā Māori: Wellbeing and Sustainability. Wellington: Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. (PDF Document).

Jones, R. (2000a). Rongoā Māori and Primary Health Care. Unpublished Master of Public Health Thesis. Auckland: University of Auckland.

Jones, R. (2000b). Traditional Māori Healing. Pacific Health Dialogue, 7(1): 107-109.

McGowan, Robert. (2000). The Contemporary Use of Rongoā Māori: Traditional Māori Medicine. Unpublished Master’s of Social Science and Anthropology Thesis. Hamilton: University of Waikato.

Ministry of Health. (1999). Standards for Traditional Māori Healing. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Ministry of Health. (2002a). He Korowai Oranga: Māori Health Strategy. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Ministry of Health. (2002b). (PDF 573kB) Whakatātaka – Māori Health Action Plan 2002–2005. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Ministry of Health. (2006). (PDF 84kB) Taonga Tuku Iho – Treasures of Our Heritage: Rongoā Development Plan.