Lunchtime Author Talk: Hana Buchanan
Schedule
Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 02:30 am
UTC+12:00Location
57 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 | Wellington, WG
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Join us for a fantastic lunchtime event with Hana Buchanan, as she speaks to her latest pukapuka, Kupu Whenua. Here's a fantastic piece on The Spinoff by Claire Mabey, exploring Hana's latest piece - https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/26-03-2026/how-to-read-a-poem-verses-that-speak-to-the-light-and-the-dark-of-life
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Hana Buchanan (Ngāti Haumia ki Te Aro,
Taranaki iwi, Te Atiawa, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko
o te Ika) is a tangata toikupu — poet, kaikaranga,
kaitito waiata — and a yoga teacher, working from her
ancestral lands in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Her words weave threads of connection, loss,
reclamation, resilience, wairua and presence.
Rooted in this land and stretching to the ever expanding skies, these poems take us through
mountains and waterways, layers of history, time,
language and perspective. Whether surprising and direct, soft or hopeful, Kupu Whenua invites a fresh look at the once familiar.
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