Nau mai.
Welcome to Āio Studio. I know, its alot. And alot is inside of me. I promise.
And this is the part where you get to know me. And that is important, because while it may sound odd, I truly do perceive this role as a blessing. I am blessed to be able to help you. Ask anyone who knows me, they’ll say “yep, that’s her!” or “she ain’t lyin’!”
So pull up a seat at my wee table on the internet - this space - which I guess is my home, of sorts, where the inner well of creation and expression takes shape and form and becomes some kind of offering to the world. It might be a design, an idea, some table work, a strategy, guidance or life coaching and whatever else emerges from me, for you.
And my work is grounded in awareness. Creative and spiritual aren’t two sides — they’re of the same source, rocking the same purpose, making the same kind of impact, one way or the other. What I design, voice, write, or structure comes from a place of presence. That’s where my clarity comes from. That’s where the work begins and consequently ends.
I’ve done a lot in this little life, across different industries, kaupapa, and roles. But when I step back and look at the through line, it’s clear: it’s always been about people. Supporting growth. Creating clarity. Helping something shift. That’s the thread that runs through everything I do.
I’ve worked across radio, communications, design, sound, and strategy for over 20 years. Not as separate roles, but as one connected skillset. Everything I offer is shaped by direct experience. My strength is in how I read people, kaupapa, and energy — and how I translate that into form.
This is why the work moves across disciplines. Strategy makes sense to me. So does frequency. So does structure. I don’t need to separate them to explain what I do — I build what’s needed, in the way it’s needed, and we make magic together.
MARIA ELLIOT
Kaihautū
Āio Creative Consultancy.
This is where the strategy, design, and communications converge. I build messaging systems, brand tools, story frameworks, and full comms ecosystems — and I do it with structure and care.
I’ve voiced campaigns, written messaging, built brand narratives, managed complex kaupapa, and designed longform publications for iwi, community and national kaupapa. I move between creative and practical thinking easily, and I bring depth and calm to fast-moving, high-impact work.
Voice work & sound.
My work with voice began over 20 years ago in iwi radio, and it’s grown from there. I’ve worked across bilingual narration, campaign voiceovers, kaupapa-based storytelling, and longform audio — always with the intention to carry the kaupapa clearly, calmly, and with care.
I’ve voiced projects for Moana FM, Āti Awa Toa FM, Arawa FM, Bridge FM, The Heat FM, and Maniapoto FM, and have lent my voice to campaigns and content across iwi, community, and national kaupapa. Some of that work includes Our Place (Whakatāne District), Ngā Puaroa Horonuku (Tūhoe), Karanga (Waka Hourua), and the BBC’s Mataatua – The House That Came Home.
I’m also the voice of Mātauranga Māori, the latest publication by Sir Hirini Moko Mead — a privilege I don’t take lightly.
Right now, I’m designing the full soundscape for Tangihanga, a theatrical work by Krystal Neho. It’s deep, layered work — combining karanga, original vocal composition, and atmospheric elements — and is being developed for both live performance and film.
I approach voice work with intent and care. I understand the tone, timing, and responsibility that comes with carrying kaupapa through sound. My focus is on delivering work that feels aligned — grounded, clean, and connected to what it’s meant to hold.
Solari.
This is the branch of Āio Studio that holds everything I’ve created from the inside out. It’s where my lifelong spiritual journey meets language, sound, and form and finally becomes tangible, applicable tools for you.
Solari offers support for the inner work and here you’ll find:
Sound-based tools for reflection, emotional processing and transformation
Healing Journals designed to identify, unravel and integrate
Frequency-based resources specific to challenges and trauma afflicting humanity today
Guidance and affirmation cards for the Spirit
Books, writings and breakthrough themes
Tools for those walking through loss, identity shifts, spiritual awakening, healing and soul remembering
Solari is about taking all the parts of me that have learned and experienced something, grown through challenges and all the life stuff we both suffer and survive. Solari is the refinement of tools I have brought back from these moments. Solari is my spirituality in form. Each offering is created from my own walk through spiritual shedding, breakthrough, remembering, and return. Nothing is made to impress. It’s made to support the part of you that needs it.
At the centre of everything I create — every tool, every sound, every line — is one purpose: to bring people back to the I Am. Not as a concept, but as a knowing. The awareness that is separate to the identity. The presence of Christ Consciousness — the source that heals trauma, dissolves illusion, and restores truth.
Āio Wellbeing.
Āio Wellbeing is where my personal practice lives — the one that’s been built across a lifetime of spiritual experience, in pursuit of healing for humanity. I support people to reconnect with themselves through presence, awareness, and straight-up conversation. Sometimes that happens through mirimiri, energy work, or intuitive insight. Sometimes it happens through stillness and space.
The work adapts to what’s real in the moment. No two sessions are the same, because no two people are. What matters is that we work with what’s underneath — clearly, honestly, and without trying to bypass the hard stuff.
This space isn’t about performance or pretending. It’s for people who are ready to stop outsourcing their truth and start returning
to their own centre — slowly, clearly, and with support that doesn’t get in the way.
Āio Wellbeing includes:
One-on-one sessions, wānanga, and direct support
Body-based work including mirimiri and energy realignment
A safe space to reflect, share and work through
Tools to build clarity, personal rhythm, and forward movement
Sound and frequency work for healing
Group offerings, public talks, and collaborative kaupapa
Mindset & life coaching

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