A very special setting for 'Pepeha Portal'

By Otago University Press | Posted: Monday Aug 31, 2026

On Saturday 8 August, Ōtākou Marae hosted Poetry on the Marae, a special event celebrating the release of Ariana Tikao’s new book, Pepeha Portal.

Ariana was joined by local poet Rauhina Kohuwai-Banks for an afternoon of poetry, organised by Kitty Brown.