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Hana Pera Aoake

Hana Pera Aoake (Ngaati Mahuta, Tainui/Waikato, Ngaati Hinerangi) is an artist and writer based in Waikouaiti on stolen Kai Tahu, Kati Mamoe and Waitaha lands in New Zealand. Their work has been featured in Overland and the Spinoff. A bathful of kawakawa and hot water is published by Compound Press.

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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

The Only Way Out Is Through

Hana Pera Aoake

‘Hiding in kumara pits on the side of volcanoes, I was born with an egg inside me ready to be baked.’

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