Rangatahi on an iwi youth programme have been harvesting medicinal Māori plants and brewing up balms, tonics and herbal tea ...

An Auckland university researcher has got an $800,000 grant to study the medicinal properties of kawakawa. Māori have long used the native shrub as an anti inflammatory and for wounds.

These living sanctuaries, filled with powerful native plants like harakeke and kawakawa, are more than beautiful landscapes; they are living pharmacies and cultural treasures. The idea of growing ...