Collection: Tāku Aroha Creations

Whakapapa-based healing for our skin and our whānau. Tāku Aroha Creations was born from my deep love for healing and natural products, developed about a year ago and nurtured through my mahi as a Pou Ārahi at Ara Poutama. My journey began with my own whānau who for years suffered from allergies and skin conditions like dermatitis, psoriasis, and eczema. The chemicalbased treatments we were given often made things worse.

My father, who was Tongan, always spoke of the healing power of plants. Through Rongoā Māori, I began to reconnect with the healing traditions embedded in my whakapapa. It became clear that this was more than just a passion — it is a deep connection.

Tāku Aroha Creations is my way of sharing this taonga — first with my own tamariki, so they can grow up connected to the healing of rongoā rākau, and now with our wider communities. Each product is handmade with aroha, using natural ingredients that honour Ngā atua, whenua, and traditional healing knowledge.