Waipuna: Physical well-being and body sovereignty 2022-2029 | Health Research Council of New Zealand Lead Researcher: Dr Rāwiri Tinirau | Project Coordinator: Whānau view health holistically, requiring equilibrium to be established across spiritual, cultural, emotional and physical domains. Physical health from a whānau perspective includes recognising the importance of our traditions where bodies have mana and tapu, and the following phrase speaks of the healing qualities of wai: Te wai tuku kiri o te iwi kua ngaro (the healing waters of the people who have passed).