Hana Buchanan
Hana Buchanan (Ngāti Haumia ki Te Aro, Taranaki iwi, Te Atiawa) is a tangata toikupu—poet, kaikaranga, kaitito waiata —and yoga teacher working from her tupuna whenua in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Hana's first toikupu-poetry collection, 'Kupu Whenua', is out now!
Photo credit Julia Sabugosa
Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2026 events Hana Buchanan features in: