Poi E: The Story of Our Song
2016, English. Directed by Tearepa Kahi.
Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Māori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi and performed by the Patea Māori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Māori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.
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- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 4 August 2016
- Country
- New Zealand
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Poi E: The Story of Our Song runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Poi E: The Story of Our Song isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 August 2016. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Poi E: The Story of Our Song?
Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016) was directed by Tearepa Kahi and stars Dalvanius Prime, Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, Pātea Māori Club.