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The reality is that the research necessary to explore all of the potential benefits (and any side effects) from marijuana has only just begun in earnest in recent years, with increasing legalisation around the world.
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It was one of several rākau tapu from which tohunga routinely plucked a sprig, dipped it in sacred water, and sprinkled the water from the sprig onto people or items that required cleansing, with an appropriate karakia or blessing. The same ritual would be followed for a tangi.
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Another book about Māori carving is a welcome addition to the growing list of publications about Māori art and those written by Māori women. It is also of interest that this book focuses on a particular locality and practice of the East Coast. While the Iwirākau tradition of the Waiapū Valley represents a relatively short period in history, and a relatively small geographic area, its impact resounds loud and clear today.
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Ngai Tahu – Ngāti Irakehu – Wairewa Samantha McGavock has whakapapa links to Wairewa, but was born and raised in Rotorua. She studied architecture in Wellington and now lives and works in Auckland as a Construction Project Manager. Sam worked with Tūhoe to design and build Te Kura Whare – their new office and community…
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