Rooted in rongoa Maori and a deep relationship with the whenua, Aya Foraged Healing is a kaupapa-led practice grounded in care, connection, and the passing on of ancestral knowledge.

Rooted in stillness, connection, and deep listening, Victoria’s work gently invites people back into relationship with themselves, animals, and the living world around them.

In communities across the region, more families are quietly rethinking how they care for one another at the end of life.

Koža Waipu – Skin by Ryan brings professional, medically based skin care to the Waipu community.

As Splore Festival 2026 prepares for its final gathering from 20–22 February at Tapapakanga Regional Park, New Zealand’s longest-running music and arts festival draws to a close. Junction speaks with Wendy Douglas, founder of Wendy’s Wellness, as she reflects on her journey, the community she’s built, and the emotion of this last chapter.

The latest addition at Te Arai Links offers guests a place to slow down, reconnect, and embrace the natural calm of its coastal surroundings.

Shaped by friendship and grounded in tradition, Matakana Tallow Co is a skincare brand built on simplicity and time-honoured ingredients.

From personal health transformation to professional purpose, Jenny’s work through Essence of Nutrition is helping families understand how food shapes lifelong wellbeing.

Matakana Essentials is a natural body and home care brand born from the land it comes from, blending native botanicals with science to restore and protect the skin.

Rewilding once meant restoring land to its natural state – today, it also describes a movement of people seeking a more natural approach to health and living, one that’s in tune with the rhythm of nature and human design.

Qi Gong is having a quiet renaissance. Once practiced by only a few, this ancient form of movement and breathing offers a gentler path to wellbeing that doesn’t require mats, mirrors, or lycra.

Mangawhai Hypnotherapy offers something quietly remarkable; a space where people feel seen, heard, supported, and free to heal at their own pace.

After an unexpected turn in life, Kara Gillbanks-Holman’s path led her to launch Rife Frequency Bio Journey.

Living in Martins Bay and working from Warkworth’s Bertram House, Counsellor Prue Turner brings a warm, down-to-earth approach to her practice, Turner Talk Therapy.

For many, confidence begins with feeling good in the skin they’re in – and that’s the philosophy behind the new dermatologically led cosmetic clinic, Anue.

For the past 18 years, Warkworth local Helen Bartrom has been guiding and facilitating specialist antenatal education for thousands of expecting couples – and now, thanks to new funding, her transformative courses are accessible to all.

Natural support for energy, clarity, and vitality – now in daily dose capsules from a trusted New Zealand brand.

Mangawhai has a new reason to move – and feel good doing it – thanks to Hotel Pilates.

From rest to reinvention: Ema Beard’s journey to create Cleoh, a condom brand with women at the centre.

With more than 20 years of experience in the natural health field, Inga von Benzon has built a quiet but profound reputation as a Naturopath and Bowtech® Bowen Therapist.