Written Works
Pei was a prolific writer in Māori and English. His works include the Ngā Mōteatea series, King Pōtatau, Mahinarangi, Puhiwahine, translations of Shakespeare’s works into Māori, such as Huria Hiha (Julius Caesar), Owhiro (Othello), and Tangata Whai Rawa o Weniti (The Merchant of Venice), literary works like Ngā Iwi o Tainui, He Tuhi Marei-kura and numerous articles and reviews on a range of topics to Te Ao Hou, the Journal of the Polynesian Society, various symposia, societies, in addition to writing many booklets to commemorate the opening of meeting houses in the Tainui and Ngāti Tūwharetoa areas.