Tapu Misa

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]

• Misa, T., & Wilson, G. (2017). The best of e-Tangata.^[5]

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