6 Nov 2024

Bookmarks with Te Kahu Rolleston

From Afternoons, 2:30 pm on 6 November 2024

Te Kahu Rolleston is an award winning spoken word poet. He first gained prominence winning the 2013 National Slam Poetry Competition

Of Nagāi te Rangi decent, he's known for incorporating Māori identity, mythology and social justice into his work

He's also a member of the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura "Writers in Schools" programme. 

That sees him travel the motu using poetry to teach creativity and engage rangatahi in learning.

Last night he gave the organisations 2024 Pānui lecture.

Te Kahu Rolleston is sitting on a school stage in front of a group of students. He is wearing a hat that is almost but not quite a bucket hat and looking to his left. The image is in black and white.

Photo: Jo Mohi