Stories

Join us on the journey of Heal The Hauraki and discover stories of adventure, discovery, and healing.

Charmaine Bailie is a Te Taiao Practitioner change-maker for good. Her love for the whenua is awe inspiring.

What we do on the whenua ends up in the moana. Planting days are a powerful way to help heal te taiao and each other.

There’s a quiet crisis happening in the Hauraki Gulf—one that’s murky, creeping, and often invisible to the naked eye. It’s called sedimentation, and it’s choking our moana (ocean) from the sea floor up.

The Māori worldview not only shapes who we are, but also inspires us to care for the world around and within us.

Dr Dan is a scientist, lecturer & advisor who has become world-renowned for successfully integrating Earth system science with mātauranga Māori – Māori knowledge, culture, values and worldview – to help realise the dreams of the communities he works with.

Some people don’t just walk the talk—they cast it out into the world like a line in the water, patiently and powerfully reeling in change.‍ Mandy Kupenga is one of those people.