Ms Qiane Matata-Sipu, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to the arts
Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao, Rarotonga, Mangaia) is an artist, journalist and photographer. Her practice focuses on reclaiming Māori and Indigenous women’s knowledge and identity in the wake of colonisation. She founded Qiane+co, working with diverse organisations as a writer, editor, advocate, curator and mixed-media producer. She founded NUKU, a social impact enterprise using multimedia to celebrate the sovereignty of Indigenous women and reduce racial discrimination and social exclusion. She wrote and published ‘NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women’. She is co-founder and communications and political strategist for the SOUL Protect Ihumātao campaign. Ms Matata-Sipu is a trustee of Makaurau Marae and supports Te Ahiwaru hapū.