Arihia Latham is of Ngāi Tahu Māori, English, Irish, Dutch and Norwegian descent and lives in Wellington. She has a Bachelor of Health Science and is a facilitator, writer, rongoā practitioner and mother with her writing featured in Huia short story collections, RNZ, Landfall, Oranui and Verb journals. She has presented at both Lit Crawl and the NZ Festival of the Arts.
Arihia Latham responds to Te Papa Tongarewa’s series Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho and the call to listen to keep stories of whānau, tīpuna and taonga alive.
Many seeds were planted at Hongoeka Marae by illustrator and designer Brian Gunson, whose memory and works were honoured in the exhibition Brian at Pātaka Art + Museum. Arihia Latham revisits his legacy.
Arihia Latham is pieced back together by the kupu of her whanauka, Hinemoana Baker.