Kikia Te Poa

Kikia Te Poa
Matthew Saville
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Paperback
h210 x 145mm - 51pg
1 Dec 2010 NZ
9781877319129
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Based on real events, Kikia Te Poa is the story of John Cook - a 'Maorish' (Ngapuhi/Irish) Maori who ventures into the Anglo-South African War to prove himself and the value of his people to a changing New Zealand. Although Maori were not allowed to fight in the Boer War, many mixed blood men did, and one of them was John Walter Callaway, who wrote a haka for the Kiwi troops - Kikia Te Poa. Kikia Te Poa is a funny, physical, and moving look at the relationship between New Zealand and South Africa, Maori and Pakeha, the colonial past and its legacy. With strong physicality, fierce writing and deft humour, Saville's play explores the nature of war, masculinity, and the enduring appeal of thirty men and an odd-shaped ball. The Boer War saw the birth of concentration camps, New Zealand's status as a warrior nation - and also international rugby. Most importantly it saw the beginning of a rivalry between two countries that would last one hundred years - on the rugby field, and in the politics of two very different nations.
Born in South Africa in 1977 and moving to New Zealand with his family shortly after the tumultuous Springbok tour of 1981, Matthew is a writer, director and actor. A graduate of Otago University, Toi Whakaari and Victoria University, Matthew has a Masters degree in screenwriting, a Bachelor of Performing Arts from the New Zealand Drama School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Otago. Matthew's first play The Boxer has successfully toured the country and won him a nomination for best new writer in the 1993 Chapman Tripp Awards. Kikia te Poa has played to critical acclaim in Sydney, Australia and London, as well as NZ. Matthew's television credits include helping develop the Insiders Guide to Love for Gibson Group and writing for Shortland Street. He is now working on adapting the story into a feature film as well as working on his documentary about legendary world champion boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, and several other film and theatre projects currently in development.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781877319129
Published: 1 Dec 2010
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: The Play Press
Publisher: The Play Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 145mm
Pages: 51
Dewey: 822.92

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