Arnie grieves her mother's absence while reflecting on the maunga that has become her solace.

Hana Tuwhare writes a love letter to her māmā.

Putaanga Waitoa is a photographer and writer who is passionate about indigenous peoples and activism.

Sarah Knipping on the person who taught her to connect with Papatūānuku.

Melanie Sio’s Homes of Hope speech about adopting two young boys.

Karamina’s longing for her anguished cry to be heard.

Cameron Taylor on connecting back to her Māoritanga.

Saber Stainton is a Perth-based contemporary Māori artist of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu descent.

Māmā of four Kelly Jarvis and her artwork.

Josie Selkirk is a talented Whangarei-based illustrator of rongoā and native birds.

Putaanga on a powerful yearning for moko kauae.

Anne-Marie Te Whiu and her relationship with te reo.

Miriama Gemmell on the absurdity of ‘I can’t roll my r’s’ and ‘I’ve always said it like this.’

Trigger Warning: Content in this piece contains references to rape and incest.

A poem about a childhood stolen through sexual violence.

Grace explores the existence of fairies until adulthood brings the death of magic.

Ariana links the natural world to inner listening.

A collection of poetry by Arihia Latham: The crash of living things, Name her after me, Little Potato, New colonies and Cellular division.

On the importance of valuing and returning to our selves as women.

Ngā hākarā or the chakra system in mātauranga Māori as shared by Josephine Raukawa.

Catherine Delahunty on the role of the ally at Ihumātao as she stands in solidarity with the ancient voice of mana wahine.