Wananga 3 Quizz - Harata Meretana Ma Charitable Trust

1.

What is the function of the kidneys in the body?

Remove wastes in the body

Removes acids in the body

Maintains a healthy balance of water and salts in your blood

All of the above

2.

How do we know our kidneys are not well?

Tired and can’t sleep at night

Headaches

Swelling, itchiness and joint pain

Can’t remember things

All of the above

3.

Where does the wai rua sit on the body?

In the feet

Behind the eyes

In the lower back

Around the kidney area

All of the above

4.

Who is the kaitiaki of the Timi Kara marae?

Waiwera or Waimiraka

Hinewera or Karukaru

Tutaekuri or Tutaengeru

Moteo or Hamuera

All of the above

5.

What is makutu?

Black magic and evil

Sending aroha to someone

Sending an energy or intent to hurt another

Yelling at someone with anger

6.

How long does it take to throw a makutu?

Many years

1 month

1 second

None of the above

7.

How long can a makutu last?

5 mins

An hour

A lifetime

Can continue through the generations and through many lifetimes

8.

How can you break a makutu?

Soak your body in the strongest Atua of all for healing: Hinemoananui, Tangaroa and their children

Breathe to get access to the whatumanawa

Sing the right takutaku

Link into the kaitiaki to do the mahi

All of the above

9.

What is a whakawatea?

A spiritual clearing

Linking in with old kaitiaki to shift unwanted energies

Releasing old patterns that do not serve you

Unravelling old thought patterns of sabotage

10.

What is the tikanga of performing whakawatea?

No drugs, meds or alcohol before, during or after the whakawatea

Clear yourself before performing whakawatea

Use a rainbow in a waterfall to cleanse your ahua

Stay in neutrality with no emotion

All of the above

11.

Why do we do purepure in the sea?

Make the body alkaline

To be one with the Atua of the sea for healing

For a deep sense of peacefulness and joy from releasing

All of the above

12.

How long has traditional Maori healing romiromi existed?

Mai rano

Before land ever existed

When Tangaroa performed romiromi to Papatūānuku

Since the Atua Rauhine/Ruahine was born

Only once Tangaroa and Papatūānuku were separated

13.

Who are the strongest Atua in terms of healing?

Tawhirimatea and Hinepukohurangi

Rongomatane and Tumatauenga

Hinemoananui and Tangaroa

Ranganui and Papatuanuku