Tihei-wa Mauri Ora! gestated from a sense that we could find a means of assessment within Maori cultural paradigms. Almost overnight, we found it in the timeless korero we hear spoken at almost every gathering of Maori that refers to life-"Tihei-wa Mauri Ora!" It denotes the Maori worldview of creation, moving from Te Korekore (the source of life), Ki te Po (the realm of becoming), Ki te Whei-Ao (turning toward light), Ki te Ao Marama (into the world of light): Tihei-wa Mauri Ora! (,Tis life!). The Tihei-wa Mauri Ora construct and resources therefore affirm the continued relevance and healing practice of ancestral cultural knowledges in our lives today.