Ara
a maori guidebook of the mind
$23.41
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2025
Summary
Ara: A Māori Guidebook to the Mind
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776950904 |
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| 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: | 183mm x 133mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Dr Hinemoa Elder
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.
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