Grandma Rita Tupe, Kuia of Ngāti Haka Patuheuheu, Tūhoe
Māori · Aotearoa New Zealand

Grandma Rita Tupe

Kuia of Ngāti Haka Patuheuheu, Tūhoe

Rita Tupe is a kuia — a female elder — from Waiohau of Ngāti Haka Patuheuheu, Tūhoe. She is a healer known for her work in rongoā Māori, the traditional Māori healing system, and mirimiri, supporting the healing of body, spirit, community, and land.

In the Māori worldview she carries, the wellbeing of people and the wellbeing of the whenua — the land — are inseparable. Her practice holds that healing one means tending the other.

Rongoā Māori Mirimiri Tūhoe lineage Healing of land & people
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