New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

The Power of Poi E

It burst onto the airwaves in the 1980s – a joyous explosion of Māori culture, music and language. This year, the song Poi E, by the Pātea Māori Club, turns 40. We’ve found some facts about the single that, for a time, outsold Michael Jackson’s Thriller here in New Zealand.

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