Tapu Misa

Tapu Misa is a Samoan-born New Zealand journalist specialising in Pacific Islands affairs.[1] She is considered New Zealand's first Pasifika woman journalist.[2]

Biography

Misa was born in Samoa and raised in Wellington.[3] She studied journalism on a course taught by Gary Wilson at Waiariki Institute of Technology aimed specifically at encouraging Māori and Pacific people into journalism.[4] She and Wilson later worked together to establish the course in Manukau, Auckland.[3] She has written for The New Zealand Herald, magazines More (now Next), North & South and Mana. She has also worked in radio, for National Radio. She was a member of the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority for eight years.[2]

In 2015 Misa and Wilson co-founded e-Tangata, a weekly online magazine which publishes writing by Māori and Pasifika writers. In 2017, Bridget Williams Books published a book of writing from the site.[3]

Publications

  • Misa, T., & Wilson, G. (2017). The best of e-Tangata.[5]

Recognition

In 2019, Misa won the New Zealand Women of Influence Award for Diversity.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tapu Misa - BWB Bridget Williams Books". www.bwb.co.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Winners". Women of Influence. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Time to wipe the cultural sleep from our eyes". Newsroom. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Tapu Misa: A white man for whom I have the greatest respect". NZ Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ Misa, Tapu; Wilson, Gary (2017). The best of e-Tangata. ISBN 978-0-947518-45-5. OCLC 990035950.