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Kotahitanga:
A collection of poems

In collaboration with Stephanie Christie, Maris O’Rourke, Reihana Robinson, Tracey Slaughter, Mere Taito, Murray Edmond, Terry Locke, Bob Orr, Essa May Ranapiri.

Vaughan Rapatahana has compiled a collection of ten works written by Waikato-based poets on the common themes of kotahitanga (unity), manākitanga (sharing and support) and whakawhāititanga (inclusion).

Kotahi te kōhao o te ngira e kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

[Through the eye of the needle pass the white threads, the black threads, and the red threads.]