A shorter episode today as I didn't have enough time this week for a full episode so I hope you enjoy this bite sized story from Tuhoe about Lake Waikaremoana in Te Urewera!

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This episode is a pretty special one! I am joined by Donna Kerridge, a rongoā Māori practitioner and advisor to ACC and the Ministry of Health, among other organisations, and is the founder of Ora New Zealand who "deliver organisational hauora Māori (Māori health perspectives) policy and advisory services, presentations and training programs.

Donna is a font of knowledge and I hope you will learn as much as I did from her!

You can find Ora New Zealand on the website here.

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To fit with our recent episode on creatures from Māori folklore, here is a story involving the tūrehu, a type of fairy in Aotearoa! There might be a few more of these in the coming weeks involving not just fairies but ghosts and taniwha too!

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As we hurtle towards the first major shift in the content of HANZ I thought this would be a good time to take stock of where we are and make some changes!

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Today we have a one off special episode all about rongoā Māori, medicine! We discuss how spirituality was integrated into medical care, how medicine was applied and the plants they used!

WARNING: The information contained in this episode is not medical advice. I am not responsible if you are injured by consuming a plant that you identified incorrectly. Do your own research!

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Down here in Aotearoa it is the spooky season of autumn so here is a fun little episode all about ghosts, fairies, taniwha and all sorts of creatures from Māori folklore! Some we have seen before, others will be brand new but hopefully all are interesting!

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We venture into Rarohenga as discuss what happens when a person passes into the next life, how a community grieves and follow the soul on its final journey.

This episode is a bit of a heavier one so take precautions to protect your wairua if needed.

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Today we will discuss more about the practicalities of religion, specifically karakia, divination, mākutu and magic. It's a lot of fun stuff around the more physical elements of relgion and magic that are sometimes less prevelant in the more dominant Abrahamic religions today!

This episode was recorded live on twitch.tv/historyaotearoa

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We move away from talking darectly about the gods to discuss how tapu was navigated and talk a bit more about the people that helped do the navigating, the tohunga.

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We move down the tiers of gods to talk about some of the less powerful but more influential deities in daily life, as well as discussing how these atua were contacted.

Side note: I mispronounce Tamaki Makaurau in this episode, my bad! Will rectify it next episode!

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