Kaikōrerō: Riana Te Ngahue Chair: Mia-Marie Beere In this kōrero, Riana considers the links between neoliberalism and the recent anti-Tiriti policies of the New Zealand government. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Evalesi Tu'inukuafe, Toleafoa Yvonne Ualesi, Sereana Naepi, Jean Allen Chair: Tony Fala Unless something changes, Pacific peoples’ fathers, grandfathers and uncles will die six years earlier, our aunties, mothers and grandmothers will earn $0.75 for every $1 a Pākehā man earns, 29% of our nieces and nephews will grow up in households experiencing material poverty, 80% of our siblings will rent their homes, and we will only have 10% of a Pākehā person’s net worth. While Pacific peoples bring immense potential to Aotearoa's landscape, existing structures do not have the conditions for us to flourish and achieve the success our communities deserve. This panel comes together to explore some of the structural mechanisms that drive these outcomes for Pacific peoples. We consider the economy, education and migration as key pillars for change for our communities. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Karlo Mila, Tusiata Avia, Hinemoana Baker Chair: Lisa Maule Tusiata Avia, Karlo Mila and Hinemoana Baker are three poets who use the power of voice both on the page and in performance. They will converse about activism, art and integrity, and the ways in which they use poetry to claim and reclaim power, and even language itself. Tusiata Avia - poem titles: Big Fat Brown Bitch 13: She was Grateful to be Grateful to be Grateful; 250th Anniversary of James Cook’s Arrival in New Zealand Hinemoana Baker - poem titles: Pacific Vampire, All Poems are Landscape Poems if you Wait Long Enough, Ceremony (for the Expatriated), Give Thanks (currently all unpublished) ** Third speaker Karlo will also provide references Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Pancha Narayanan, Leka Skipwith, Ara Alam-Simmons Chair: Kyle Tan Decolonisation is not only about dismantling systems of power — it is about reimagining belonging, relationship, and responsibility in Aotearoa. This session explores how Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides the ethical foundation for that work, calling all who live here into deeper accountability to one another and to the whenua. Through interwoven perspectives on migration, solidarity, and Indigenous sovereignty, the kōrero examines how belonging can become a decolonising practice rather than a colonial possession. It challenges us to think beyond inclusion and diversity toward transformative relationships grounded in mana whenua authority and collective wellbeing. Together, the speakers consider how we might move from coexistence to genuine connection — from tolerance to relational justice — to build a future where belonging in Aotearoa is defined not by sameness or ownership, but by commitment to Te Tiriti and to each other. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Te Radar, Tīhema Baker, Sameena Zehra Chair: Richard Green In this session, three arts practitioners working across different genres bring those distinct perspectives to a discussion on the art of resistance and what this means in their own practice. Building on these individual narratives and experiences, the panellists will engage with each other and with the audience to illuminate potential paths of anti-racist resistance that we can all practise. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Maria Bargh Chair: Alex McMillan The rich stories Māori hold about water: it’s whakapapa, mauri, uses and the way it has been cared for and governed under tikanga Māori sit in sharp contrast with Crown assumptions of sovereignty and property rights over waterways and types of water. For the past decades, the Crown’s impoverished understanding of water has dominated and allowed for the pollution, mistreatment and disrespect of freshwater, and all it’s inhabitants, in Aotearoa. And yet marae, hapū, iwi, Māori have persisted with recounting stories of whakapapa, mauri and taniwha, and enacting mana and rangatiratanga. This discussion will explore examples of hope and solutions already occurring and note the political and economic challenges still standing in the way of a more appropriate Tiriti-led respect for freshwater. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Kahu Ritchie Chair: Wayne Taiapo Kahu Ritchie gifts his knowledge, learning, and experience concerning his youth work, the whakapapa of empowerment, whaiwahitanga as rangatahi whakawhanaungatanga, and his many labours to uphold the mana of young people in his mahi. This is a powerful, rich kōrero from a humble rangatahi leader who serves his community. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Kaikōrerō: Tamatha Paul Chair: Alex Barnes Knowing that social justice is climate justice, this session brings rangatahi into conversation with Tamatha Paul, Green Party Aotearoa NZ. Together, they explore her background in Tokoroa, what she is seeing and hearing as the MP for Wellington Central, what changes she has managed to bring about, and what challenges and potential she sees in the future. This kōrero centres the voices of young people and the issues that matter to them. Te Tiriti Based Futures + Anti-racism online conference ran over 6 days in March 2026. We operate under the whakatauākī: Hei kanohi mataara, hei ringa whiti. Eyes wide open, ready for action. This open access event is free to all, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and further afield. www.tiritibasedfutures.info