Mamari Stephens is a Aohunuku/Reader in Law at Te Kauhanganui Tatai Ture/Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. A significant contributor to Te Kaupapa Reo-a-Ture/The Legal Maori Project, she recently completed the first comprehensive textbook on social security law. Mamari is a Kaimanaaki, pirihi/Maori chaplain and Anglican priest, and regular writer for e-Tangata and her own blog: Sparrowhawk/Karearea (www.sparrowhawkkarearea.com).