# Poia Rewi

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{{Short description|Māori language researcher in New Zealand}}
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'''Poia Rewi''' is a professor and the former head of [Te Tumu: School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies](/source/Te_Tumu%3A_School_of_Maori%2C_Pacific%2C_and_Indigenous_Studies) at the [University of Otago](/source/University_of_Otago) in [Dunedin](/source/Dunedin), New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/banding-together-promote-use-te-reo|title=Banding together to promote use of te reo|date=12 May 2016|work=[Otago Daily Times](/source/Otago_Daily_Times) |access-date=11 October 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.otago.ac.nz/te-tumu/staff/poia-rewi/index.html |title=Professor Poia Rewi |website=www.otago.ac.nz |language=en-nz|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> He is known for his work in the areas of the revitalisation of the [Māori language](/source/M%C4%81ori_language) and {{Lang|Mi|[whaikorero](/source/whaikorero)}} (Māori oratory).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/top-maori-experts-meet-govt-develop-education-initiatives|title=Top Māori experts meet govt to develop education initiatives|work=Māori Television|access-date=11 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/app-helps-health-professionals-learn-medical-terms-te-reo|title=App helps health professionals learn medical terms in te reo|work=Māori Television|access-date=11 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory |last=Rewi|first=Poia|publisher=Auckland University Press |year=2010 |isbn=|location=Auckland|pages=}}</ref> He is a Fellow of the [Royal Society Te Apārangi](/source/Royal_Society_Te_Ap%C4%81rangi).

== Education and career ==
He graduated from the [University of Otago](/source/University_of_Otago) in 2005 with a [Doctor of Philosophy](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) (PhD) in Maori Studies with a thesis entitled, {{Lang|Mi|Te Ao o te Whaikōrero}}.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Rewi |first=Poia |year=2005 |type=Doctoral thesis |title=Te Ao o te Whaikōrero |publisher=OUR Archive, University of Otago |hdl=10523/5155}}</ref> This was the first thesis at the university to be written entirely in Māori.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Q|Q111965712|type=Doctoral thesis}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In March 2021, Rewi was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, with recognition that he is "one of the most active research specialists in Māori culture, language revitalisation, oral history and performing arts".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Researchers and scholars elected to Academy|url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/researchers-and-scholars-elected-to-academy/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Royal Society Te Apārangi}}</ref>

== Selected works ==
*Rewi, P. (2006). Te Rakiraki Anuanu! In P. Walker & H. Raven (Eds.), ''Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā''. (pp.&nbsp;17–20). Wellington, New Zealand: [Toi Māori Aotearoa](/source/Toi_M%C4%81ori_Aotearoa).
*Rewi, P. (2010). ''Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory''. [Auckland University Press](/source/Auckland_University_Press).
*As editor: Hokowhitu, B., Kermoal, N., Andersen, C., Petersen, A., Reilly, M., Altamirano-Jiménez, I., & Rewi, P. (Eds.). (2010). ''Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge''. Dunedin, New Zealand: [Otago University Press](/source/Otago_University_Press).
*Rewi, P. (2010). Culture: Compromise or perish! In B. Hokowhitu, N. Kermaol, C. Andersen, A. Petersen, M. Reilly, I. Altamirano-Jiménez & P. Rewi (Eds.), ''Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge''. (pp.&nbsp;55–74). Dunedin, New Zealand: [Otago University Press](/source/Otago_University_Press).

==Personal life==
Rewi is of [Ngati Manawa](/source/Ng%C4%81ti_Manawa), [Te Arawa](/source/Te_Arawa) and [Tuhoe](/source/Ng%C4%81i_T%C5%ABhoe) descent.

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