WHO ARE WE?
RETURNING PEOPLE TO MAURI
We are a Māori-led wellbeing enterprise grounded in mātauranga Māori, wairua-centred practice, and connection to whenua.
We create transformational experiences that support people to move beyond burnout, stress, grief, and disconnection through Indigenous healing traditions, nature immersion, sacred sound, and restorative wellbeing practices.
Rooted in Central Otago and serving communities throughout Aotearoa, our work honours the interconnected wellbeing of tinana, hinengaro, wairua, whenua, and whakapapa.
Te Hokinga Ki Mauri
4-Day Restoration & Transformation Retreat
Designed for leaders, managers, executives, health professionals, educators, community workers, and those who spend their lives caring for others.
Te Hokinga ki Mauri offers a deeply restorative journey through Indigenous wellbeing practices, sacred sound, reflection, ceremony, nature immersion, and nervous system restoration.
Indigenous Wisdom. Premium Experience. Lasting Transformation
Mauri Centered Healing
Māori Knowledge Systems
Luxury Retreat Experiences
Nature Based Restoration
Sound & Ceremony
Community Reciprocity
Healing Beyond the Individual
Every premium retreat booking contributes toward funded retreat opportunities for frontline workers, tangata whenua, community carers, and lower-income individuals.
Our Te Manaaki Fellowship Program ensures wellbeing remains accessible while strengthening collective healing across our communities.
Our Ratonga
Sacred Transition Care
Compassionate in-home support for companion animals and their whānau during end-of-life transition.
Offering sacred ceremony, sound medicine, presence, and support in the comfort of home.
Indigenous Sound Medicine
Guided by Billy Te Wake, using taonga pūoro, and other indigenous vibrational sounds to support relaxation, emotional wellbeing, and reconnection to mauri.
This immersive experience creates space for restoration, reflection, and renewal.
Our Hapu
We are more than a team—we are whānau. Bound by a shared passion for wellbeing, healing, and transformation, each of us brings our own unique gifts, experiences, and wisdom to the spaces we create.
What makes us special is the way we weave together Indigenous knowledge, lived experience, professional expertise, and genuine heart. We don't believe in standing above others as experts; instead, we walk alongside people with authenticity, compassion, humour, and respect.
Whether through wānanga, retreats, sound journeys, coaching, or rongoā, our intention is always the same: to create safe and meaningful experiences where people feel seen, valued, and empowered to reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
When you join Native Wisdom, you are not simply attending an event—you become part of our wider whānau.
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Are you ready to begin your healing journey?