Rere Atu Taku Poi!/ Let My Poi Fly!

Written in te reo Maori 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 it’s 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 can’t lead the poi?’
Promotion will carry through to Te Matatini 2025, which will take place in Ngamotu New Plymouth in late February that year.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Imprint: Oratia Books
Publication date: 08/02/2024
Illustrator: Gibbs, Rebecca