National body representing Maori birthing, operating from 1993, and sometimes referred to as Nga Maia o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu. Its kaupapa focused on Mama, Pepi, Whanau and promoting Matauranga Maori in pregnancy and childbirth. Its whakatauaki reflected the commitment: “Ki te whakaohooho i te Mauri o nga Tikanga o ia whânau o tena o tena”
Ngā Maia Maori Midwives Aotearoa
Ngā Maia o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu
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Nga Maia Maori Midwives Aotearoa: Te Reo Oriori o Hine Te Iwaiwa / artwork by Regan Bal...
Date: 2015
From: [Posters and other ephemera of A3 size relating to Maori issues. 2015-2016]
By: Balzer, Regan, active 2003-; Ngā Maia Maori Midwives Aotearoa
Reference: Eph-C-MAORI-2015-02
Description: Poster showing an illustration of Hine Te Iwaiwa (Hineteiwaiwa) standing astride the wharetangata as the caretaker of childbirth. There is explanatory text in Maori and English concerning Hine Te Iwaiwa's role. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 420 x 297 mm. Provenance: Donated by Denis Fairfax, Plimmerton, in 2016.