Psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune condition, is caused by the rapid buildup of skin cells. This rapid buildup of cells results in scaling on the skin surface, which can become red, dry, itchy, cracked and inflamed by bacterial infection. Psoriasis ...

We see a lot of people with the skin condition eczema. Some people eventually get used to it and forget how clear their natural skin used to look.What is eczema?Eczema is a condition where patches of skin become red, itchy, inflamed, cracked and r...

In the very early beginnings of creation, there was Io Matua Kore, the parentless one, the supreme and divine being, who possessed all potentialities, whose essence fertilised the other worlds, namely Te Kore, and Te Pō (Hawaiki). Having created t...

Recently, there has been a revived interest in indigenous ways of thinking. Even from a business perspective, it is being recognised that indigenous frameworks can allow a more sustainable way of living and working.  But to really understand indig...

Mānuka oil is an essential oil that contain the concentrated essence of plant compounds. For example, lavinool is a compound found in lavender, so the essence of lavender, its essential aroma, its particular plant agents, are found in distilled la...

In 2014 there was a massive storm that hit the oldest kauri dam on Aotea. It was 110 years old and destroyed it. But what it did was bring some attention to the old logging industry that thrived last century, and the century before. As a result of...