Pātea Māori Club, a New Zealand cultural group and performance act, was formed in 1967 in Pātea as the Pātea Methodist Māori Club. Initially focusing on kapa haka performances, the group released their first singles in 1983, including "Poi E", produced by Dalvanius Prime with lyrics by Ngoi Pēwhairangi. The single reached Number One on the New Zealand top 50 singles chart in 1984 and was followed by further releases such as "Aku Raukura" (1984) and "Hei Konei Rā (Farewell)" (1984/1985). The group also toured the United Kingdom in 1984 and 1985. Their album Poi E was released in 1987, and a musical adaptation of "Poi E" premiered in 1994. The song's popularity was revitalized in 2010 after it was featured in the film Boy, leading to the creation of the documentary Poi E: The Story of Our Song in 2016.
