Te Paa Harakeke is a metaphor for protection of Māori culture, pūrākau, whenua and whānau wellbeing. It is a framework for protecting children and an allegory for working alongside whānau to achieve oranga-ā-whānau, and it nestles in a Kaupapa Māori and mātauranga Māori space. Watson (2017, 2020) applied Te Paa Harakeke as a model for research through unpacking 10 components to the research setting; these are rito, awhi rito, tūpuna, pakiaka, kōhatu, pakawhā, kakau, kōrari, ngā manu and whenua. This article applies Te Paa Harakeke specifically to social work supervision in Aotearoa, with the inclusion of 10 key mātāpono—mauri, karakia, tapu/noa, tikanga, mana, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, tino rangatiratanga, ako and awhi. Te Paa Harakeke acknowledges te ao Māori in supervision spaces that have, in the past, been exclusionary of difference and “othered” those who were not considered mainstream. Kaupapa Māori supervision is necessary for Māori social workers to ensure they remain well in social work and do not suffer from “brown face burn-out”, a term referring to kaimahi being overworked because they are Māori through cultural expectations and supplementary responsibilities placed on them within mainstream organisations.