Ara by Dr Hinemoa Elder - ISBN: 9781776950904
Hardcover
Māori wisdom unlocks the mind’s hidden depths; find clarity.

Ara

A Māori guidebook of the mind

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    2 September 2025

Summary

From the best-selling author of Aroha, Wawata, Waitohu and E Moko Dear Moko, comes a unique exploration of how to think about thinking, rooted in the wisdom of Māori culture.

Dr Hinemoa Elder introduces us to a profound journey guided by Hinengaro, Māori goddess of the mind, leading us through 23 specific rua, caves, into the unfamiliar depths of Papatūānuku, our earth mother, and back to the surface again.

Hinengaro offers us a dedicated path to gather insigh…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781776950904
ISBN-10:1776950909
Author:Dr Hinemoa Elder
Publisher:Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint:Penguin Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:2 September 2025
Weight:288g
Dimensions:21mm x 133mm x 183mm
A-Format
Ara by Dr Hinemoa Elder - ISBN: 9781776950904
133 × 183 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
About The Author

Dr Hinemoa Elder

Ko Pārengarenga te moana, Pārengarenga 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 rāua ko Te Reo Mihi oku marae, Potahi and Te Reo Mihi are my traditional meeting places. Ko Te Aupouri, ko Ngāti Kuri, ko Te Rarawa, ko Ngāi Takoto, ko Ngāpuhi nui tonu oku iwi, My tribes are Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto and Ngāpuhi. Ko Hinemoa taku ingoa, my name is Hinemoa.

Dr Hinemoa Elder is of Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto and Ngāpuhi 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 - Māori Wisdom for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony with Our Planet.

Hinemoa is the Kaiārahi 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 Māori.

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