Huia Holistic

18/06/2026

Submissions close 2 July!

More than half of protected land could become easier for the government to sell after a law change.

07/06/2026

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"Every study you're finding on this is saying the same things," senior researcher Jonathan Kingsley, from Swinburne University of Technology's School of Health Sciences in Naarm/Melbourne, says.

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05/06/2026

The workout is just the excuse 🧡

For me, it’s my Yoga & Zumba communities … grateful for my morning StrongHER sessions with sisters Bek & Anna + the ladies; but also for my kids basketball & the community that surrounds them/us

Yoga ✌️ 6pm Tuesdays at Whitney St
Zumba 🪩 Mon & Wed nights 5:30pm Nurses Rec Hall

20/05/2026

Vitamin D testing ☀️ often people supplement for the beneficial properties of a remedy however it’s often a good idea to have a base marker to firstly see where you’re at and if it is needed?
Vitamin D deficiency is now recognised as a global epidemic and is linked to various diseases: osteoporosis, osteomalacia, MS, cardiovascular diseases, pregnancy complications, diabetes, depression, strokes, autoimmune diseases, flu, certain cancers, infectious diseases, alzheimers…

One of the benefits to attending conferences is the opportunity to sample good products on the market and this is the Prima Vitamin D (blood pin-prick) test which is available- practitioner only

Vitamin D is synthesised through the action of sunlight on the skin and from the diet - fish liver oils, butter, egg yolk, milk, sprouted seeds 🌱

As winter approaches being aware of your vitamin D status is super handy to improve bone health, health & wellbeing of the body ☀️

18/05/2026

Dark cold nights approaching ❄️ are long hot baths part of your winter wellbeing programme?
The science behind is beginning to catch up! One of my most favourite hibernation practices, the humble bath 🛁

A new study suggests a simple soak offers surprisingly powerful health benefits, but is it better than a sauna?

11/05/2026

The business of Rongoa wananga - Koukourarata, Port Levy, Banks Peninsula 🌿
I was incredibly humbled to attend this hui / gathering bringing together key folk & organisations to gain more clarity of the future of Rongoa - the traditional system of Maori medicine.
In 1907 the Tohunga suppression act was passed in NZ determining its practice was driven underground.
Nga mihi to Tutehuarewa marae, Donna Kerridge, Te Kahui Rongoa Trust, Maori Women’s Development Inc, ACC & IRD for hosting and holding this precious Rongoa space.
As Donna says, time is precious. And it really is time to reclaim and integrate Rongoa Maori within hauora / health care in Aotearoa / NZ. Where else can it be practiced but within its rightful home?
“Rongoa is a ‘we’ kaupapa not a ‘me’ kaupapa”
- Donna Kerridge

What a stunning location 🧡 this day will long last with me. I personally look forward to the continuing chapters of exploring the life long practice of Rongoa.
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou! 🙏🏼