Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let My Poi Fly!

"Hihiko ana te whānau o te kura I te mutunga o te poi. Koia nei te tuakiri tūturu o Rangi

The crowd erupted into cheers when the poi ended. Rangi felt amazing. He felt he belonged. He felt he was being his true self."

Ka nui te aroha o Rangi ki te kapa haka, heoi, ko te poi tana tino kaingākau - ahakoa ngā kōrero a ngā hoa ā-kura, mā ngā kōtiro anake te poi. Tērā pōhēhē tērā! Ka māuiui te kaitātaki wahine i mua i te tū o te kapa ki te pō whakangahau, ka riro mai ko Rangi ki te kawe i taua tūranga. Ka pēhea ngā tauira me te hunga mātakitaki ki tēnā.

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?' Product Info

Publisher: ‎ Oratia Books
Date: 8 February 2024
Language: ‎ English, Māori
Paperback : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1990042485
Reading age: 3 Full Description

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?'