AHOAKE

05/09/2026

COMMUNITY RONGOĀ CLINIC - FREE SESSIONS

We’re opening our Ahoake Community Clinic for three Mondays in September, offering free 45-minute Rongoā sessions.

These sessions provide our tauira with an opportunity to practise and develop their mirimiri and romiromi under guidance, while offering accessible Rongoā to our community.

Available dates:
Monday 7 September
Monday 14 September
Monday 21 September

Session times each Monday: 11am, 1pm & 2pm

Sessions are free and will be held at Ahoake, Shop 53, Tūrangi Town Centre.

Spaces are limited. Please complete the short registration form with your name, contact number and preferred session. We’ll contact you to confirm your booking.

Registration form:

Free 45-minute Rongoā sessions. These sessions provide our tauira with an opportunity to practise and develop their mirimiri and romiromi under guidance, while offering accessible Rongoā to our community. Available dates: Monday 7 September Monday 14 September Monday 21 September Session times eac...

08/08/2026

Tūrangi whānau...

Update 15/08/26: Give-away was drawn! Congrats to Ricky Te, Kendal Te Akau, Kiana Turanga & Neal Turanga!

Tag your friend + their favourite colour below!

At the end of the week I’m picking a random winner.

I’ll remake this design in your chosen colour AND you’ll both get a Colour Print for free. Pick up Saturday from 10am - 1pm

One for you. One for your mate.
You can pick any colour at all!
A4 or A3 - you choose!
Tag away.

Manawaroa. Resilience.
Repeating forms rise and flow, reminding us that resilience is our ability to adapt, recover and continue.

Morning sketches 09/08/26

03/08/2026

Such a great start to the first of our five Rongoā Practitioner Wānanga. 😍

Our kaupapa was Foundations: Holding space for yourself before holding space for others. We explored who we are as practitioners, why we practise, and what informs our mahi, alongside tikanga, kawa, consent, confidentiality, clinical safety and body mechanics.

In the afternoon, the tauira experienced and observed two full clinic sessions from start to finish.

We’re also planning a community clinic where whānau can receive mirimiri, romiromi and mahi ā wheua, while the tauira practice. I’ll share more once the dates are confirmed 😉

Overall, a really great day!

Mauri blessings x

20/07/2026

Update 31/07/26 - Registrations are closed.

Ahoake Rongoā Practitioner Upskilling Programme.

This 30-hour programme has been designed for practitioners who are looking to strengthen their confidence and capability in traditional Māori bodywork through practical learning, supervised clinical experience, and shared kaupapa.

Together we'll explore:
• Mirimiri
• Romiromi
• Mahi ā Wheua
• Whakawhiti Kōrero
• Takutaku
• Clinical assessment and safe practice

Places are intentionally limited to ensure a quality learning experience and personalised clinical supervision.

Registrations close in two weeks.

To learn more and complete your registration, visit:

https://forms.gle/1vQeBt9FFTgGpQb27

16/07/2026

New heru concept sketch 🖌

10/07/2026

What an incredible evening ❤️

A huge ngā mihi to everyone who came along to celebrate Matariki with us and took part in our Uku Taonga making. It was such a privilege to see so many tamariki, rangatahi and whānau creating together, sharing stories, laughter and creativity.

One of the highlights of the night was simply looking out across our beautiful Tūrangi town centre and seeing it filled with life. Seeing people out and about, supporting local businesses, connecting with one another and enjoying our community was something really special.

Over the evening, over a hundred clay taonga were chosen, carved and painted!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared a kōrero, helped out, or simply came to be part of the evening. Events like this remind us how important it is to create spaces where our community can come together, celebrate our culture and make lasting memories.

We can't wait to do it all again next year.

Ngā mihi nui, Mitch & the Ahoake whānau

09/07/2026

Kawakawa Body Balm and Lip Balm 🌿🌈💚

07/07/2026

MATARIKI UKU TAONGA

This Matariki, bring the tamariki along to create their very own clay taonga at Ahoake, here in the Tūrangi Town Centre!

Choose from a Hei Tiki, Toki or Pekapeka, carve your own patterns and designs, then paint your taonga in bright colours before taking it home.

A simple, hands-on activity celebrating creativity, connection and Matariki.

Friday 10th of July 2026 from 5:00pm - Free for all ages

Ahoake – Shop 53, Tūrangi Town Centre

A huge mihi to The Lines Company for supporting this community event and helping make it possible.

Nau mai, haere mai. We'd love to see you there.

06/06/2026

RŌIHO, RŌAKE, HAEPURU & HAEMATUA - PUNA POT

This newly carved pumice pot draws inspiration from the Atua Twins - Rōiho & Rōake, Haepuru & Haematua. I’ve potted up some String of Turtles as the hair, heaps of fun creating this one!

16/05/2026

Bit of recent mahi toi from the last couple of weeks. Still jumping between mediums, carving pumice, shaping and carving uku, playing with digital design & poster art. Little rough on my first binding using regular rope but know it will be better next time. Still experimenting, learning and making 🌈✨🙏🏿