We explore holistic health, indigenous wisdom and the evolving journey of womanhood.
4.9 (229 Reviews)
Helping you reconnect to yourself, your culture, community and the living world.
Through conversations with leading healers, artists, medical practitioners, indigenous knowledge holders and thought leaders.
MEET THE HOST
TARIKURA KAPEA
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Apa
Āio was born from a personal journey - a search for healing, reconnection, and the remembering of ancient ways.
Kia ora babe,
After decades of navigating painful periods and feeling let down by mainstream systems, I found myself drawn to holistic healing and indigenous wisdom.
Raised in kōhanga reo and kura, I was privileged to be immersed in a Māori worldview - where nature is sacred, ceremony is medicine, and storytelling is a pathway to transformation.
I feel a deep responsibility to lend my voice to this movement of reclaiming ancestral ways.
Forever a humble student, I created Āio to keep learning - about all the ways we can tend to ourselves, our communities, and the earth.
Āio is an award-winning podcast
New Zealand Podcast awards 2024:
-Gold in Best Māori & Pasifika Host,
-Silver for Best health and Wellbeing
-Bronze for Best Independent podcast.
New Zealand Podcast awards 2025:
-Bronze in Best Māori & Pacifica Host, Judges Choice.
Together we explore the wisdom of the body, the intelligence of nature, the richness of ancestral knowledge and the practices that reconnect us with ourselves, our communities and the living world around us.
Rooted in te ao Māori while welcoming many ways of knowing, Āio exists to inspire curiosity, deepen understanding and remind us that healing has always been relational.
“I was seeking mentors and educators around cultural disconnection, women's health and I found solace in a holistic view to my health and wellbeing.
I was having the most incredible conversations with healers behind closed doors, and I knew the world needed to hear their voices.” - Host, Tarikura.
“E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.”
I will never be lost, for I am a seed sown in Rangiātea.
This whakataukī serves as a powerful reminder of your whakapapa (genealogy), inner resilience, and eternal connection to your ancestors.
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PODCAST MANTRA
LED WITH CURIOSITY,
NO TOPIC
TOO TABOO
philosophy, health and wellness, lifestyle, spirituality, wairuatanga, plant medicine, sound therapy, energy healing, neuroscience, rongoā Māori, mythology, astrology, angels, aliens, mental health, emotional intelligence, somatic therapy, tea, fairies, witches, yonis, herbal medicine, reiki, chakras, ancient wisdom, self worth.
Online course · Self-paced
Rongoā Māori Foundations
with kai rongoā Awhina Henry
A self-paced online course to explore wairuatanga (spirituality) and the practical use and application of native plants and trees.
We will learn about
- Wairuatanga (spirituality)
- Atua Māori (gods, guardians)
- Aotearoa's native plants and trees
- Tikanga (protocols, customs)
- Karakia (prayer, incantations)
- Whakapapa (lineage, history)
- Patupaiarehe (faeries) & kaitiaki (guardians)
- Working with native plants and trees
Learn at home, in your own time, with your pēpi on your boob, while cooking dinner or in ceremony with tea and candles.
229 FIVE STAR REVIEWS
LOVE FROM THE HONEYS
‘‘Can’t wait for new episodes! I’ve learnt so much! And I went and did my Reiki Level 1 with Ella as soon as I heard that podcast. We don’t have anything like this in New Zealand, thank YOU!”
“Starting morning off with this magic. If you want to listen to soft voices (literally asmr to my ears) eye opening stories and warmth. You should listen to this podcast, especially if you use cacao within your everyday life or in your work. I think this is a really important podcast to listen to.”
“Helps me reconnect with Māori culture, I’m currently living in Melbourne. It’s really special.”
Coming soon · New course
River of the Gods
An exploration of the menstrual cycle, the four inner seasons and the wisdom of cyclical living.
In this ceremonial container, we will journey into feminine archetypes, Atua Wāhine (Māori goddesses), embodiment practices and womb connection, while expanding our capacity to listen to the signals of our bodies.
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