Te Ao Roropi o Rongoā Māori - The World of Māori Medicine.
Ora New Zealand, Donna Kerridge, Pa Ropata Rob McGowan.

The whenua, Papatuanuku, is the source of all life. She is the Mother. Ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata.

Caring for the whenua is the first priority. Everything else must be measured against this.

We are not the centre of the Universe but we are part of it. All living creatures are our brothers and sisters, and we are the potiki, the last born. Papatuanuku is our mother. We must care for them.

The Mauri is the web of connections that sustains life.
If any of those connections is weakened or broken, the mauri is less able to sustain life. The integrity of the mauri and its web of connections has greater priority than the rights and needs of any individual or species.

Te tangata, people, are not the masters of the mauri; we are part of the Mauri and embraced by it.

Our role is to care for the Mauri. In doing so we are cared for by it. We find peace. We are at home.