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Kōrero: Pacific arts in New Zealand

Tusiata Avia, 'Alofa', 2007

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Drawing on deep traditions of oratory and performance, Pacific writers are prominent among New Zealand's spoken-word poets. Tusiata Avia is shown here performing 'Alofa' in the 2007 Auckland arts festival.

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New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre

Courtesy of Tusiata Avia

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kolokesa U. Māhina-Tuai, Pacific arts in New Zealand – Visual art and literature, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/44245/tusiata-avia-alofa-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kolokesa U. Māhina-Tuai, i tāngia i te 18 February 2014.