Mental Health & Wellbeing: Te Reo Māori

Also available in English: A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru
Haramai te mana o ngā tūpuna o Te Tai Tokerau. He kaihohou rongo, he kaingārahu, he kaitorotoro whenua, he kaipara huarahi. Taea kē te whakamīharo o te pukapuka nei, nā Melinda Webber rāua ko Te Kapua O’Connor. He mea tuhituhi kia whiwhi ai ngā uri whakatupu ki ēnei kōrero mō ngā tūpuna rua tekau mā whā nei – mō Nukutawhiti, mō Hineāmaru, mō Hongi Hika, mō Te Ruki Kawiti, me te maha atu. Waiho mā ngā kōrero nei, ngā whakapapa, ngā waiata, ngā pepeha, ka mātau ai tātou ki ā rātou mahi, ki ō rātou kāinga, ki ō rātou tikanga, ki tō rātou ao. -- Auckland University Press

This story book introduces whanau to the hauora Maori (Maori health) concept of Whare Tapa Wha by telling the story of how one whanau looked after themselves during the COVID Lockdown period in New Zealand 2020.
The story follows 8year old Michael and his mama, through ways they looked after their tinana, wairua, hinengaro and whanau (Whare Tapa Wha) during the lockdown period - to stay well and safe.

Nau mai, hoake tātou ko Aroha, i a ia e kaupare ana i te taiatea, i te mataku, i te māharahara, me te anipā, ki ana tukanga māmā ka taea e te katoa.