Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whakaue, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tumatawera, Tainui, Pākehā. Kaituhi Māori. Author of “Kurangaituku”. Writer of things, ornamental hermit and dodo wrangler. She/her/ia. www.whitihereaka.co.nz Profile photo by Tabitha Arthur