"Dr Poia Rewi is an Associate Professor and Dean at Te Tumu – School of Maōri, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago. He is co-principal investigator of Te Kura Roa, a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga funded Pae Tawhiti initiative that examines the value of the Māori language. This research programme examines both state and community responsiveness to Māori language revitalisation efforts in Aotearoa. Poia leads the Waiaro project on state responsiveness."
Biographical sources
- http://www.huia.co.nz/huia-bookshop/authors/author/39 8 November 2016
Non-fiction
- "Te Rakiraki Anuanu!" Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā. Ed. P. Walker and H. Raven. Wellington, N.Z.: Toi Māori Aotearoa & Tōtika (2006): 17-20.
- "Review of the book Tāhuhu Kōrero: The sayings of Taitokerau." Te Pouhere Kōrero, n.3 (2009): 129-130.
- "Karakia Māori: Māori invocations to spiritual authorities." He Pukenga Kōrero 9.2 (2010): 15-20.
- Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge. Ed. Brendan Hokowhitu, Poia Rewi, Michael Reilly, Anna Petersen, Nathalie Kermoal, Isabel Altamirano-Jim nez and Chris Andersen.Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press, 2010.
- Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory. Auckland University Press, 2010.
Papers/Presentations
- "Te Ao o te Whaikōrero: The world of Maori oratory." Proceedings of the Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference: Knowledge Creation in Testing Times. Ed. M. Kiley and G. Mullins. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (2006): 157-166.
- "When my culture became my Achilles heel: A perforated paddle." Proceedings of Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu. Ed. R. Taonui. Christchurch, N.Z.: Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury, (2010): 38-46.