An article leads Azalea Pointon to the realisation they are demisexual.

Laura Tretheway’s love poem to her warm, soft and real body.

Mandeno Martin on our powerful and ancient whakapapa.

Cameron Taylor on the revelation of self-love.

Karine Te Kanawa on her Māori and Pasifika heritage and connection with Tangaroa.

Rosie Moana Pickett reclaims the cleanliness of her soul.

Far from home in Hawaii, Terina Kaire comes to terms with waiting out Covid-19.

Essential reading during rāhui: “Please, just stay at home.”

A short story inspired by the atua Māori.

A playful poem by language learner Miriama Gemmell in te reo.

A handwritten poem by Tylee Hudson on Covid-19 and why we should be listening to Papatūānuku.

Ladonna Broederlow on protecting her tamariki from a string of bad relationships.

Arahia Andrews reminds us that we are enough.

Milky Māmā shares her experiences of motherhood.

Kahukura accepts the name given to her by her tūpuna.

Zoe Moana Murray on living in L.A, and longing for her own whenua.

Graeson McLellan on the reclamation of mātauranga Māori about menstruation.

Cassie Harts shares an emotional insight into her experiences as a woman and a mother.

Zoe Murray is a reproductive justice activist, emerging scholar, and creative.

Mother Maunga and other poems by Rosie Moana Pickett, riddled with connectivity, reflection and enchantment.