Author(s): Pania Tahau-Hodges; Story Hemi-Morehouse

NZ Picture Books | 2022 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Maori performing arts festival is a big event! It needs planning, tactics and dedication - and that's just for the people watching!

Nan's a hardcore kapa haka follower, and she shows her mokopuna all the tricks to get the best seats, find the choicest paua and whitebait fritters, hunt out the coolest poi, pounamu and glittery moko, and meet the star performers. And all along, Nan's keeping a big secret that's only revealed when the star performer does Nan's amazing signature poi move - and her group wins the competition.