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. "2019 Winners". Women of Influence. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "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.
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