Hone Tuwhare, New Zealand’s most famous Māori poet, leaves a legacy to the granddaughter he left behind. To reconnect, she writes a love letter to the world. A national treasure whose poetry spanned over 40 years, the world knew Hone Tuwhare. His mokopuna Manaia never did. Now 18 years old, Manaia feels her koro calling her, triggering an emotional journey of connection in te reo Māori to prove there’s another Tuwhare who writes poetry.
Set in Gore, NZ in 2005, n00b follows the social downfall of Nikau Bennett. When Nikau is outed as gay, we see him plummet from cool guy to social outcast. Nikau must traverse the complicated world of high school in search of the confidence to be his true self.
