Stacey Kokaua
Stacey Kokaua (Ngāti Arerā ō Rarotonga, Ngati Pāmati and Pākehā) is a writer who lives in Parihaumia in Ōtepoti. Most of her work concerns the experiences of Cook Islands women in Aotearoa and deconstructing the impacts of colonialism and capitalism in Te Moana Nui a Kiva.
Everything By: Stacey Kokaua
Pip Laufiso was born and raised in Ōtepoti and her contributions to Māori and Pacific arts in this city have spanned decades. Stacey Kokaua reflects on how Pip influences a community of creatives in a city not often recognised for a brown arts culture.
Twelve Kuki Airani writers of Te Kinakina, all women raised in Tokoroa, reveal how their people have expanded the Cook Islands Universe.
Stacey Kokaua reconnects to her māmā, a Cook Island weaver and tīvaivai maker, through the raranga traditions of mana whenua.
