Teena Te Maro remembers arriving in Gisborne following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year and feeling the mamae (pain) of the region.
The experienced rongoā Māori practitioner from Ngāti Porou, who now lives in the Waikato, did not hesitate when she received the call to get over to the East Coast to support people in need.
Te Maro says there are still people hurting 12 months on f...
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