Taha Pūtea - Financial Wellness

Taha Pūtea defined under Te Poutama o te Ora, a Māori wellness approach to economic colonisation and intergenerational financial trauma. Grounded in indigenous wisdom and contemporary behaviour science, the framework guides participants through financial awareness, authority establishment, and economic resistance building. This book explores how systemic poverty and wealth extraction affect five wellness dimensions (Whakapapa, Tinana, Tuakiri, Wairua, and Hinengaro). Using structured protocols including seven-day financial awareness tracking, three-tier practice integration, and nine-day resistance intensification. Taha Pūtea provides culturally grounded pathways for healing financial relationships while acknowledging that economic struggle reflects systemic design rather than individual failure.