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