Aroha

Aroha: Maori Wisdom For A Contented Life Lived In Harmony With Our Planet

The top-selling New Zealand non-fiction title of 2021! The timeless wisdom of Māori proverbs – 52 traditional Māori sayings explained by respected Māori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder, showing us how we can live better lives, in harmony with the planet.

Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati
When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable

See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes.

Discover traditional Māori philosophy through 52 whakataukī – simple, powerful life lessons, one for every week. Each one is retold by respected Māori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder to show how we can live a less stressful daily life, with more contentment and kindness for each other and the planet.

Find out how the power of aroha can help you each day, and through its many meanings – fundamental Māori values – make a happier world for everyone.

Chapters include:

• Manaakitanga (love for each other)
• Kaitiakitanga (respect for our planet)
• Whanaungatanga (community and connectivity)
• Tino rangatiratanga (self-determination)

Author Biography

Ko Parengarenga te moana, Parengarenga is my ocean.

Ko Tawhitirahi te maunga, Tawhitirahi is my mountain.

Ko Awapoka te awa, Awapoka is my river.

Ko Kurahaupo te waka, Kurahaupo is my ancestral canoe.

Ko Potahi raua ko Te Reo Mihi oku marae, Potahi and Te Reo Mihi are my traditional meeting places.

Ko Te Aupouri, ko Ngati Kuri, ko Te Rarawa, ko Ngai Takoto, ko Ngapuhi nui tonu oku iwi, My tribes are Te Aupouri, Ngati Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngai Takoto and Ngapuhi.

Ko Hinemoa taku ingoa, my name is Hinemoa.

Dr Hinemoa Elder is of Te Aupouri, Ngati Kuri,
Te Rarawa, Ngai Takoto and Ngapuhi nui tonu and is the mother of two adult children. She has lived on Te Motu Arai Roa, Waiheke Island for more than 25 years, and is the author of New Zealand’s best-selling local non-fiction book of 2021, Aroha – Maori Wisdom for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony with Our Planet.

Hinemoa is the Kaiarahi Oranga Hinengaro at Te Hiku Hauora, Muriwhenua. She also provides youth forensic court reports and neuropsychiatric assessment and treatment for tamariki mokopuna experiencing complexities in their recovery from traumatic brain injury. She is a deputy psychiatry member of the New Zealand Mental Health Review Tribunal.

In 2019, Hinemoa was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to psychiatry and Maori. You can also find her on Instagram and TikTok @drhinemoa.