Celebrating over three decades of Māori scholarship, Essays from Te Pouhere Korero, edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams, draws on work published by the collective Te Pouhere Korero in the journal of the same name. Writers include Rawinia Higgins, Melissa Matutina Williams, Arini Loader, Nepia Mahuika, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Rachel Buchanan, Aroha Harris, Hirini Kaa and Peter Meihana. Their essays speak to a critical understanding of the past that is rooted in matauranga Māori and underscores the foundational nature of Māori history in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand.