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Tangata · Researcher

Dr. Tui Matelau

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Ngāpuhi, Ngāti kahu ki Whangaroa, Fo'ui (Tonga). Tui is a researcher who explores the ways in which Māori and Pacific identities are constructed with the aim of enhancing the wellbeing and success of Māori and Pacific people in Aotearoa. She uses multimodal (inter)action analysis as a methodological and analytical framework to analyse the different datasets she collects. After completing a two year MBIE Science Whitinga Postdoctoral Fellowship she became a lecturer in the School of Communication Studies through the Eke Tangaroa programme.

 

Tui is also an emerging Playwright. Her play Wet was selected for the 2024 Kōanga Festival where it received development and a public playreading. It was also selected for Playmarket's 2024 Brown Ink development before winning Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright at the Playmarket Adam NZ Play Awards in 2025. Wet was produced in 2026 and staged at Te Pou Theatre.

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