Mapuna for Saturday 20 September 2025

Business leader Miriana Stephens on poverty Miriana Stephens is one of more than dozen contributors to a new book, Pakukore Poverty By Design. She's an award winning businesswoman and is a trustee at her marae in Motueka, Te Awhina. In her essay she writes that the 'papakainga is more than just housing, it is a lifeline' and, along with other Maori communities 'are proving that when we reclaim our land and lead our own housing solutions, we create strong, thriving communities.' Rangatahi Maori delegation for COP climate conference Ten rangatahi Maori, known as Te Kahu Pokere, will represent Aotearoa at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil this November. Two of the delegates are Te Rina Porou and Taane Aruka Te Aho who says "our job is to be like Te Kahu Poker, a guardian that investigates, gathers new information, then brings that back home."