Rere Atu Taku Poi!: Let My Poi Fly!

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Written in te reo Mori and translated by the author, Rere Atu Taku Poi! is a beautifully illustrated story about gender fluidity in a school setting. Rangi loves doing haka but performing poi is his favourite even though his classmates say its just for girls. When the lead poi performer falls sick before a school performance, Rangi has to take her place. How will the other students and audience react Surely a boy cant lead the poi Promotion will carry through to Te Matatini 2025, which will take place in Ngmotu New Plymouth in late February that year.

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Tangaroa Paul (Te Whare Tawhito o Muriwhenua), a poi expert who identifies as gender-fluid, is a lecturer in te reo Mori at the Auckland University of Technology, where they have recently submitted a doctoral thesis in gender studies. Rere Atu Tku Poi is Tangaroas first book. Rebecca Gibbs (Rongowhakaata) has been a primary school teacher and gained a Bachelor of Design (VisCom) in 2015, since when she has worked in illustration and publishing. She lives in Christchurch.