Rau Hiwa is a profound statement of commitment to positive change and well-being in our community of Te Tairawhiti, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Harnessing the Legacy
Legacy to Rua embodies the proud history and heritage of our community’s growers and breeders who took personal risk to cultivate and safeguard rare strains over generations.
New Zealand is unique
The New Zealand environment is unique in that cultivators are allowed to source genetics from the legacy growers who have taken these risks. Rua works with these legacy growers to bring their illicit genetics to the Australian medicinal market.
Rua is committed to protecting the privacy and trust that we have built with our wider cannabis whanau. At times this may impact the amount of information we can share such as history, lineage, and cultivar names.
What does Rau Hiwa mean?
In Maori, 'Rau' in this context refers to solar absorption by nature with roots tracing back to the people of the sun. 'Hiwa’ refers to the growth of both people and plants.
So together, 'Rau Hiwa' is profound statement of commitment to positive change and well-being in our home community of Te Tairawhiti, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Rua gives back
$65,250
52
Invested in Youth Scholarships
Patients supported per month
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