Hana Buchanan (Taranaki iwi, Te Atiawa, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika) is a tangata toikupu |poet and kaiārahi pū āio | yoga teacher working in and from her tupuna whenua ancestral lands in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa. Hana is interested in supporting holistic wellbeing, creative expression and connection. Her toikupu poetry practice is bilingual (te reo Māori, New Zealand English, and both). She writes and performs for the pure love of language, to share kōrero, to uplift kupu, and to support hauora whānui - holistic wellbeing. Her toikupu have been published in print and online and her first full collection of toikupu poetry will be published in 2026.

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Makanaka Tuwe (she/her/they) is an educator, researcher & writer whose work focuses on the intersection of histories of social systems and how indigenous knowledge systems, storytelling and other ways of knowledge sharing can be drivers of social and cultural transformation.

Fijian (Navala, Nakoroboya, Ba) / Pakeha digital artist and illustrator based in Whangārei. Works are rooted in my heritage, with a focus on exploring themes of identity, natural heritage and more recently impacts of climate change to these regions. My creative practice is informed by current events locally and globally, as well as having an interest in science fiction.
Proud in-house illustrator and graphic designer for Studio Kiin, an indigenous-led creative studio and collective where story, sovereignty, kinship and healing is priority. Commissioned by the World Bank, IFC, Talanoa, Witness Performance and Huia Publishers, and exhibited in both Aotearoa and Australia with Studio Kiin.