Ms Tupe Lualua, of Wellington, MNZM for services to the arts
Tupe Lualua helped establish Waka Ura Cultural Dance Company. She taught Samoan Performing Arts at Whitireia New Zealand, creating live works for performances in New Zealand, Europe, Asia and North America. She founded Le Moana and created works such as ‘Fatu Na Totō’, ‘1918’ and ‘Purple Onion’. She has featured in numerous works as a performer. She was the tutor for Movement and Creative Practice at Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. She established the Measina Festival, a springboard for cutting-edge theatre by emerging Artists. Ms Lualua produces for an award-winning artist and manages production for Te Kiwa Nui Festival for Porirua secondary schools.