ORA | Bilingual Hauora Journal by Tehani Buchanan
ORA journal was born from the framework of Te Whare Tapa Whā by Tā Mason Durie, a model that speaks to balance across four dimensions of wellbeing: taha wairua (spiritual), taha hinengaro (mental & emotional), taha tinana (physical) and taha whānau (family and community).
Its pages hold space for reflection, guiding the writer to restore strength where walls have weakened, and to rediscover the harmony that comes when each side of the whare stands strong.
What began as a deeply personal tool for the author, this 260-page, bilingual journal offers a vessel for others to reconnect with themselves.
Like a whare that shelters, this journal does not claim to heal on its own, but provides a structure, a rhythm and an invitation to rebuild" - Chloē Reweti
About the author
Tehani Buchanan (she/her/ia) is a teacher of te reo Māori, Senior Advisor for a Government org, writer, māmā of two and curator of life. Born in Rarotonga, she is of Cook Islands Māori and Scottish descent and is the eldest daughter of Cook Islands artist, painter Timothy Manavaroa Buchanan.
Finding joy in interiors and fashion styling, creative direction, writing and conceptual experiences, Tehani’s creativity centres on life experiences as a healing practice, self-expression and indigenous reclamation.
Tehani is based in Porirua, Te Whanganui-a-Tara with her two children, Amalija & Gabrijel and is committed to raising her children in their culture and reo rangatira.
About the Kaiwhakatauira whakanikoniko
CHLOĒ REWETI (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) is a graphic designer with over ten years expereience creating artwork and campaigns for exhibitions, marketing, product and branding projects.
Beginning her career at a signwriting workshop, Chloē has since held in-house roles for Te Papa Tongarewa and Wētā Workshop, where she was the Art Director of Graphic Design.
