User:Kowhaiarewhana/sandbox/Qiane Matata-Sipu

Qiane Matata-Sipu (B.1985) residing in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Māngere. Notable as the winner of 2021 Women of Influence Awards, the Arts and Culture section. Inventor and co founder of NUKU, a storytelling (non-profit) platform where one hundred indigenous women have their voices amplified and projected through different mediums. "photography, audio podcast, video, live events and now a self-published book." Reinforcing wāhine (woman/women) and discover the layers of cultural identity and learn to live authentically by transforming thinking, by transferring and gaining knowledge across generations.

Biography
Qiane Matata-Sipu, Cook Island and Māori wahine is a writer and photographer, perfervid social activist, exhibiting artist and public speaker.