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Creative therapies for calm connection
Mauri Tui Tuia offers empowering, tailored, and practical creative therapy sessions, workshops, courses, and ecological support. Grounded in bicultural practice as active partners to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we are focused on sustainably building resilience and maintaining wellbeing for kaiako, tamariki, whānau, and therapy professionals.
Our team of registered arts, dance movement and music therapists work throughout Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Where We Work
About Mauri Tui Tuia
Our Kaupapa
Our therapeutic team includes leaders from music therapy, dance movement therapy and arts therapy. Mauri Tui Tuia was founded by Jan McConnell (Registered Dance and Arts Therapist, Physiotherapist) and Katie Pureti (Registered Music Therapist).
Understanding neuro-biology and the instinctive knowledge of our bodies and voices helps us move toward calm connection. Te Whare Tapa Whā underpins our bicultural practice model, and tuakana-teina supports the sharing of knowledge and leadership between the facilitators and the participants. These tools have life-long application to create sustainable benefit and wellbeing for kaiako, tamariki and whānau.
What people say about us
I have really enjoyed the Tuesday sessions. It's been a brilliant way to start the week. I love the fact that what you have been sharing with us can be used on the spot to help guide a child's energy or emotions.
Parent, Whānau Flourish, 2025
Tāmaki Makaurau
The students look forward to their sessions. Those who work with our students have built trusting relationships and are familiar faces. The support from these sessions have enabled students to develop and practice mindfulness, resilience and social skills to engage with peers and teachers.
Principal, Primary School, 2024
Whangārei
We have noticed that students are far more self confident in the classroom. We are witnessing students beginning to take responsibility for their own learning and more importantly how their behaviour can impact the behaviour of others and the wider class.
Principal, High School, 2024
Te Tai Tokerau
We have truly appreciated the support, knowledge, and aroha you and the team have shared with us throughout this rollout. The learning has been so valuable not just for our kaiako, but for our tamariki as well. Your approach has felt both empowering and deeply respectful of the unique rhythm of our centre, and we are so grateful for that.
Centre Manager, 2025
Tāmaki Makaurau
Understanding the reason behind why drama/movement/music techniques I used to use as part of my former teaching role worked in terms of building self-esteem, connection/whakawhanaungatanga/team work.
Tracey, RTLB
Whangārei
"I loved your whole presentation! Your simple instructions and explanations made sense to me. I have learnt a lot of new techniques. Thank you so much.
It was really useful to learn strategies to use for all age groups in our centre (4 months - 3 years). Learning how to support tamariki to regulate their bodies, energy and breath."
ECE Kaiako, May 2022
Kaitaia
We use the songs frequently with all 3 rooms. Useful for calming / settling pepi, helping older children self regulate. I personally found the neuroscience useful in understanding how / why the approach works.
Preschool Head Teacher, 2025
Tāmaki Makaurau
Our daughter just LOVES music, songs and all the interactions. Plus a good old dance ot it all. It's definitely helped her language develop, and she sings the songs learnt all the time at home or in the car.
Parent, 2024.
Whangārei
The students look forward to their sessions. Those who work with our students have built trusting relationships and are familiar faces. The support from these sessions have enabled students to develop and practice mindfulness, resilience and social skills to engage with peers and teachers.
Principal, Primary School
Tai Tokerau
200+
PLD workshops provided
99%
Of workshop attendees
said the strategies
shared were highly useful
said the strategies
shared were highly useful
1500+
Professionals have
attended our workshops
attended our workshops
99%
Of workshop attendees
said the presenters
were highly effective
said the presenters
were highly effective
Who we've worked with
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