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Hastings Māori Midwives sign

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Hastings Māori Midwives sign

The Hastings Māori Midwives sign shows a Māori mother cradling her baby. As well as traditional practitioners of rongoā, there are many Māori health providers who offer western medicine with a focus on tikanga Māori.

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Rhys Jones, Rongoā – medicinal use of plants – Rongoā today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14607/hastings-maori-midwives-sign (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Jones, published 2 March 2009.