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The Spinoff
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
‘Atomic Habits saved my life': the books that made Māori Millionaire
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Te Kahukura Boynton, the author of Māori Millionaire: A beginner's guide to building better money habits. The book I wish I'd written After finishing my book, Māori Millionaire, I wished I'd written a memoir. This book was such a journey, such an experience – and when it launches it will make history as the first ever personal finance book with a Māori author. My mission to bridge the wealth gap goes further than just a money book. Money is not just a numbers game – without the mindset, without understanding what created this wealth gap in the first place, and creating aligned strategies, you'll feel like you're constantly battling against the tide. Mindset is a consistent theme throughout the book – something I could write about through a memoir is the different mindset barriers I've faced and how I've overcome them! The journey, the different experiences I've had that made me who I am, why I do what I do. Everyone should read Māori Millionaire because this book is helpful, even if you're not Māori. What I do really well is simplify things. There's enough people in the world overcomplicating stuff, and there's enough books on the finance shelf that you also need a dictionary to read alongside. My book is not that. It's simple. It's exactly what the front cover says, 'a beginner's guide to building better money habits'. The first book I remember reading by myself The Red Bandana by Tom Rinaldi. I remember my mum coming home with this from the op shop and after reading the first few pages, I was obsessed with it. I remember being so moved by this story, so inspired. Fiction or nonfiction Nonfiction all the way! The book I wish would be adapted for film or TV Atua Wāhine by Hana Tapiata. Imagine a movie about our Māori goddesses! How interesting would that be! Most underrated book I don't understand how more than 20 million copies of Atomic Habits by James Clear has been sold, yet so many people don't know about it or haven't read it. This book saved my life. Encounter with an author I met Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad Poor Dad) at his last event in Auckland, New Zealand. I had VIP tickets, which meant I could actually meet him, and have a photo with him as well! The experience was pretty interesting, but I thought he would speak more at his own event… Greatest New Zealand book Waitohu by Dr Hinemoa Elder has been so helpful for me to learn more about the Maramataka. I loved this and it's a book I re-read often. Best thing about reading Reading takes you to another world! Growing up, books were always a big escape for me, an opportunity to experience something I couldn't in my real life. The other really awesome thing about reading, of course, is learning new information. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad at eight, and I don't think I'd be where I am if I hadn't! Best place to read My favourite place to read a book is on the beach, under the sun! What I'm reading right now I'm currently reading Start with Why by Simon Sinek. I've read this before, but I find that re-reading books I often learn things I didn't see on the first read. At different stages of life, we have different things to gain from reading the same books. Māori Millionaire by Te Kahukura Boynton ($35, Penguin NZ) is available to purchase through Unity Books. The Spinoff Books section is proudly brought to you by Unity Books and Creative New Zealand. Visit Unity Books online today.
1News
27-06-2025
- Business
- 1News
From high school dropout to Māori Millionaire
A young overachiever who dropped out of high school and turned to drugs has rebounded in a few short years to become an author and passionate advocate for bridging the wealth gap. Te Kahukura Boynton, 21, wrote Māori Millionaire, the first personal finance book by a Māori author. Around 50 people, young and old, attended the book launch at at Terere Marae in Ōpōtiki where Boynton shared her story and read from her book on how to build better money habits. 'The rangatahi that came today," she reflected afterwards, "they're just so inspired to start their journeys and achieve their goals and that means the world to me, to be for them what I really wished I had at their age.' At their age, Boynton was deputy head girl and on her way to becoming dux. ADVERTISEMENT 'I was at high school and I was very depressed. I was a high achiever, always really loved studies and things like that, and I had really, really big goals but I was really struggling with my mental health.' She said her studies were going well but inside she felt 'like a mess' and a 'failure' and ended up dropping out of high school to enrol into university without a plan or a strategy. 'It was there where I hit my rock bottom, my kind of breaking point.' She struggled with drugs and her weight for a time before she came to a powerful realisation that would change her life for the better. 'Everything that I was navigating… I was the person who could change that, and I was the person who could get myself on track, and it wasn't going to be easy, but as long as I stuck at it and as long as I just showed up every day and just did my best, I would see progress.' Fast forward to now, it's a new era for Boynton who has ditched the drugs; lost more than 75kg; founded a business focusing on empowering Māori to achieve financial independence; and published a book. What's important for her, though, is bringing her people alongside. ADVERTISEMENT 'To be able to have this book launch, something so big, not only for my iwi, for my whānau, but for Māori, it's been so special to bring this kaupapa back [to Terere Marae] and to be surrounded by my whānau.' Book launch at Terere Marae in Ōpōtiki (Source: Seven Sharp) She said holding the event at the marae meant she could build on strengthening the link to her ancestral home, which was important for her whānau. 'My nan spent a lot of time at our marae and something I think growing up … I looked at kids who grew up at their marae and I felt like I was missing something in that way.' Being on the marae also reminds her of the work she has in front of her, which includes reviving her reo. Growing up fluent, she said she's been out of practice for several years and has 'lost so much' of her reo. 'For me, hei aha te pūtea (who cares about the money) if you've lost your reo, if you've lost your te ao Māori (Māori worldview). "It doesn't matter how much money you have or how much financial prosperity you build if you don't have your whānau, if you don't have your reo, if you don't have your tikanga, and so for me it's an opportunity for me to grow and to learn.' The full report can be found on TVNZ+
NZ Herald
18-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Māori Millionaire: Money without health is meaningless
RNZ Te Kahukura Boynton wants to be a millionaire by age 25. The 21-year-old founder of Māori Millionaire, a platform educating people, particularly rangatahi Māori, on how to achieve financial freedom, just published a book, Māori Millionaire: A beginner's guide.
RNZ News
16-06-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Te Kahukura Boynton: achieving financial freedom
Money makes the world go round, but what happens when you have none? Te Kahukura Boynton - the founder of Māori Millionaire, which is a platform dedicated to educating others, particularly rangatahi Māori, on how to achieve financial freedom. Today, she's launched her debut book. Touted as a beginner's guide to clearing debt and building wealth, Te Kahukura says you can't budget your way out of poverty, but you can educate yourself and build wealth according to your values, for you and your future. Te Kahukura - of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tuhoe and Te Whakatōhea descent - has her own personal goal of becoming a millionaire by age 25. Her book - Māori Millionaire: A beginner's guide to building better money habits - hits the shelves today. Photo: Supplied by Te Kahukura Boynton
