Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) was born and raised in Pātea, a small town in Aotearoa famous for the song Poi E. He was a reluctant reader turned cage fighter, only discovering his love of books when he put the gloves down.

His first novel, The Bone Tree, published in 2023 was the number-one bestselling book of fiction in New Zealand for 11 weeks. His second book, Pātea Boys, was released in 2024. It is a collection of stories about young boys and girls getting into mischief. The book reads one way in English and the other in te Reo Māori.

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