Hana Pera Aoake

Hana Pera Aoake (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Wehi Wehi) is a Māori artist and writer based in Te Whanganui-a-tara, Aotearoa. Hana is a repressed bogan with a heart of gold, who primarily works collaboratively within the Indigenous collective Fresh and Fruity with Mya Morrison-Middleton (Ngāi Tahu). Fresh and Fruity initially started as an ARI (Artist Run initiative) in Ōtepoti, New Zealand in 2014. Hana recently completed an MFA (Fine Arts) at Massey University.

Articles by Hana Pera Aoake:

22 January 20194 April 2019

I’m not single or taken. I’m at the gym

Hana Pera Aoake

Do you ever just take up exercise because you’re bored? Will training for a marathon and joining a gym cure my depression and give me a reason to live? Pain is just weakness leaving your body. Sorry that was a bit bleak wasn’t it. Gemini full moon baby. Running on a muddy track along the town belt I see a ponga tree slipping off the banks. I almost stand on a baby Tui. Honestly can nature get the hell out of my way I’m trying to cure my depression.