Waiora

About “Waiora”

Waiora Te Ūkaipō - The Homeland is a 1996 play by New Zealand playwright Hone Kouka. It explores the social dislocation experienced by Māori who leave their tribal lands. The play is the first in a trilogy that includes Homefires (1998) and The Prophet (2004). The characters in The Prophet are the children of the main characters from Waiora, specifically Amiria, Rongo, and Boyboy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)