About the Author

Tapu Misa is a leading Pacific Islands columnist and was on New Zealand's Broadcasting Standards Authority for six years. She is currently a freelance journalist and has published regular columns in the New Zealand Herald and Mana magazine.Gary Wilson was a co-founder of Mana Maori Media and a driving force for Mana magazine. Throughout his career he has worked to foster Maori and Pacific voices in the media and has publicly criticised the mainstream media for their neglect of Maori news reporting. Today he acts as a trustee of the Mana Trust and is part of the e-Tangata editorial team.