Whakawhiti kōrero and mahi wairua at Te Ao Mārama Healing
Ko wai au
About me
Ko Kingi tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu me Te Whakatōhea. I was born in Whangārei but spent the majority of my life in Auckland. I recently moved back to Whangārei with my young whānau.
I have felt and seen spirit since I was young. In recent years I've stepped more fully into mahi wairua (spiritual practice), working with whakawhiti kōrero (an exchange of kōrero) and energy work to connect with your wairua alongside you, and to locate anything that may need whakawātea (clearing).
Modern life moves fast. The constant stimuli and conveniences we live with can pull us away from what we already know: that our intuition and our wairua are taonga, here to guide us toward a fulfilling life. My role is to help you remember that.
Aroha
Aroha is where the mahi begins. Aroha can be translated as “love”. It also means to acknowledge your life force and energy. In our session, I meet you with genuine care: for you and for the journey that’s brought you here.
Pono
Pono is truth, integrity and validity. Being honest with ourselves, what is occurring within and who we are in our essence. In a session, I hold steady space for whatever surfaces.
Tika
Tika is doing the right thing at the right time. Each session is led by what's right for you in that moment: your wairua already knows; my role is to listen, follow, and support. We go only as far as is right to go.
Ngā pou whakahaere
My guiding pillars
Like Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga, who stood between atua and tangata and drew more light into this world, Te Ao Mārama is a bridge. Māui slowed Tama-nui-te-rā so the days would be long enough to live well in; he drew Te Ika-a-Māui from the deep so there would be ground beneath us; he carried fire back from Mahuika so the earth would not go cold. Each was an act of mediation and of reaching into the realm of the atua and bringing something back that tangata could hold. Te Ao Mārama belongs to that same lineage: the world that opened when Tāne pressed apart Ranginui and Papatūānuku and let the light pour in. It is a space where wairua meets us in the everyday, and where, if we are willing to stand in the gap, a little more light can enter.
Ngā mahi
My offering
Sessions are held either in person at my clinic in central Whangārei or online via video call. I'll share the details of either option once your booking is confirmed.
Whakawhiti kōrero · 30 min · $75
Sessions are 30 minutes and centred on whakawhiti kōrero, an exchange of kōrero about what has brought you here and what your wairua is asking of you. Karakia opens and closes our time together. Some energy healing may occur during the session, along with the use of rākau rongoā (Māori plant medicine).
Whakawhiti kōrero can cover a range of kaupapa, from current issues in your life to questions about developing your wairuatanga, to helping you develop practices to keep well. The kōrero will flow where it is supposed to go.
📍 In person — Whangārei clinic
We sit together at my clinic in central Whangārei. After karakia and kōrero, the session may move toward guidance on something specific you are facing, or broader guidance on growing in your own wairua and practice. If it is right, I may offer some rongoā, energy healing and/or whakawātea before we close.
💻 Online — via video call
The session runs the same way by video call. To prepare, find a quiet, comfortable space and position your camera so I can see you throughout.
Rongoā
Plant Medicine
During or after in-person sessions, I may offer rongoā, traditional Māori plant medicine. The rongoā used is a tincture created by me, which is made from mānuka rākau (Leptospermum scoparium).
Mānuka
Mānuka is a plant of strength and survival. It is often among the first to return after destruction: after fire, after clearing, after disturbance. It grows where others cannot, reclaiming the land and preparing it for new life. In this way, mānuka carries healing that often begins in the places that have been broken open.
Its gifts
Mānuka has well-known antibacterial and antiviral properties. As rongoā, it offers support across the three dimensions of wellbeing:
Tinana (the body) — supporting the blood, organs and the chest, offering physical cleansing and care.
Wairua (the spirit) — assisting with whakawātea, the clearing and freeing of spiritual heaviness.
Hinengaro (the mind) — helping to bring stillness, quieting the mind so that deeper listening and healing can occur.
Ngā pātai / FAQs
Do I need to be Māori or speak te reo Māori?
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No, everyone is welcome. I use te reo during the session and explain anything as we go. You also don’t need to know what you want to talk about before you come, and you are welcome to bring whānau or a support person to an in-person session.
Is what I share confidential?
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Yes. What you share stays between us, unless I am seriously concerned for your safety or someone else’s.
How do payment and cancellations work?
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You can pay online or in person. You can’t change or cancel sessions within 24 hours of the appointment. If 30 minutes isn’t enough, you can book a follow-up session.
What if I am receiving medical health care?
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My mahi sits alongside medical and mental health care, not in place of it.
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Kupu Akiaki
Testimonials
“This was my first introduction to the wonderful world of wairua. Kingi created a safe and beautiful space and made me feel very comfortable. This experience shifted the course of my life in many positive ways”
— Kaitono Client
“Thank you so much for the healing yesterday. I felt very safe and looked after while spirit and my body communicated and did healing I didn't even know I needed. I felt very peaceful all day, as if I was drifting just above life as it used to be. Nothing got to me, and my heart was wide open.
Being in the respectful, compassionate healing space with you allowed me to surrender my fears and troubles. Thank you again for the opportunity to experience your gift. It’s truly phenomenal!”
— Kaitono, who is also a healer
“That was the most powerful healing I have ever experienced.
— Kaitono