Today Arihia, an Enviroschools Rongoā expert, came and ran some Rongoā Māori workshops for us in the learning hub. After learning about the stories of Ranginui and Papatuanuku being separated in the beginning, and Tane Mahuta covering his mother with forest, we learned about saying a karakia before harvesting leaves for Rongoā Māori.
Then we learned about the healing properties of kawakawa and other leaves...
Stay tuned for more blogposts explaining what we learned today!
He pai rawa!
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