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Ahuriri Wananga 2
Jan 13, 2025
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1.
What does Te Oomai Reia mean?
Organizing life, identity, spirituality and colonialism.
A rare species of Rongoa Māori wairakau.
Divine vibrations of IO and Rikoriko.
The knowledge of an ancient kura (school).
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2.
Who are the ultimate spiritual parents in the realms of te ao Māori?
Tangaroa and Papatūānuku
Tane and Hineraukura
Rikoriko and IO matua te kore
Tawhirimatea and Hinepukohurangi
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3.
What are takutaku?
A moteatea that captures the oral history of our ancestors of special events.
A lullaby for babies so they can go to sleep.
An incantation to invoke the spiritual energies of the Atua.
A war chant sung just before battle.
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4.
Who is Rikoriko?
A special Nanny who gave me a rewana recipe.
A wicked witch who makes love potions.
The ultimate divine feminine that sits beside IO Matua te kore.
A very old Atua Wahine who is known only to Tohunga.
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5.
Why are Ruamano and Hinekorako important for the Takitimu waka?
Because they are scary as.
The taniwha is the brother, and the sister is the tipua.
They are the spiritual kaitiaki of the descendants of the Takitimu waka.
They are very old so they must be very wise.
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6.
What is a Tohunga?
A priest/priestess who is trained in healing lores from a very early age.
Only a male priest.
Someone who has a history of telling good jokes at the marae.
A good singer of takutaku.
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7.
Who is the founder of Te Oomai Reia Romiromi?
The late Hohepa Kereopa
The late Hohepa De La Mere
The PA for the Prime Minister Luxton
An old kuia from Wanganui
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8.
What is the mind to the whatumanawa?
The mind is the enemy to the whatumanawa.
A kehua ghost that attaches itself to you.
Your best friend.
Lots and lots of dum thoughts that won’t turn off.
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9.
When doing taa miri – intuitive diagnosis, what is karaputoro?
An insulting chant used without a karanga when coming on to the marae
A shell horn that blows during a spiritual clearing ritual.
The first thought when you are diagnosing the body.
A summary of Te Oomai Reia Romiromi.
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10.
How does Ruamano communicate with us?
Through different aspects of nature.
In our dreams.
Whenever we think of him.
In the whatumanawa.
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11.
What is a Tohunga Ahurewa?
A master in Taiaha weaponry.
Someone who leads everything on the marae from the kitchen.
A priest/priestess of a higher order who channels tuku iho for healing.
An expert in whakapapa.
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12.
Why would we choose empathy instead of sympathy?
To observe their pain without taking it on board.
To feel sorry for someone and get caught up in their sadness.
It’s the same thing.
No difference, you can just have a good cry with them.
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13.
What is the difference between tapu and noa?
Tapu is sacred and noa is normal.
Noa is noisy and tapu is loud.
Tapu and noa are the same.
Tapu is scary and noa is funny.
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14.
What is Tiwawe?
A rainbow in a waterfall.
The movement of the waters to clean the inner organs.
A makutu curse.
A cocktail.
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15.
Why is staying in a place of neutrality important for romiromi?
For safe massage practices.
To stop the stinking thinking in the head.
To receive spiritual realizations and revelations every day.
To have access to the whatumanawa for healing wisdom.
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16.
What is the difference between Massage and Te Oomai Reia Romiromi?
Massage does not acknowledge whakapapa and spiritual mātauranga Māori.
Te Oomai Reia romiromi is deeply spiritual in rituals and practices, while Massage is not.
Nothing it is exactly the same.
Both are ancient healing remedies.
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17.
Why is taa miri so important in romiromi healing?
To provide feedback about the session.
To release unwanted memories in the body.
To see what emotional experiences are causing mauiui.
To see if the eyes are bloodshot.
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18.
Why is it vital to be a responsible kaitiaki of mātauranga romiromi?
So massage therapists don’t pretend to be kai-romiromi with no training.
So the mātauranga isn’t bastardized by potatoes.
To preserve the knowledge for future generations of mokopuna.
To protect whanau from untrained romiromi practitioners.
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19.
What is the intuitive diagnosis of the body called?
Taa miri
Mirimiri
Koo miri
Romiromi
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