Manaia Tuwhare-Hoani he uri whakaheke no Ngāpuhi, no Ngāti Wai hoki. He mokopuna ia nō Te Pū o Te Wheke Te Kaikohekohe. She is a young wahine Māori spoken word poet with a passion for storytelling. She does this as a solo artist as well as a part of the poetry collective, Ngā Hinepūkōrero. She is a a Kaituitui for Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services as a member of the Mana Ake Team. Her goal is to move back to Te Tai Tokerau and introduce mahi toi such as tuhi rotarota into ngā kura whanui o Ngāpuhi nui tonu. Manaia uses spoken word to connect to her whakapapa as a platform to bring the unspoken Mana Māori powers and truths to light, to explore and expand her own creativity and identity within her culture and to bring that into the classroom.