# Taki Rua

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Shimpal Lelisi - Performing comes naturally especially being creative in Sunday school.

Shimpal Lelisi is the only Niuean member of The Naked Samoans.  He was born in Niue and raised in Auckland.  He won a place at Wellington drama school Toi Whakaari in the early 1990’s and went on to act in plays in Wellington at the Maori theatre company Taki Rua and Auckland Pacific Theatre.   Af…

Māori language in theatre a way to nurture and grow the language

Taki Rua Productions are mid-way through the Te Reo Māori season with the play Hine Kihāwai as it continues its ten week tour around the country. Roimata Fox (Waru, The Pa Boyz) and Eds Eramiha (Mahana, The Deadlands) are part of a small cast performing at marae, schools and venues around Aotearoa.…

Ep 4 - Matt Eller

Over the next 2 episodes you will get to know the co-hosts of Going Off Script starting with Matt Eller. Matt graduated from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School in 2011 with a Diploma in Entertainment Technology. Matt became a freelance theatre technician, sound designer/engineer, working for v…

Star Wars & Siren actress Rena Owen joins me to talk about her role on Siren & more

"I thought you only kill for survival- Aggression, plotting, revenge. You're more human than I realized.” — Helen to Donna   [source: siren.wikia.com] Helen Hawkinsis a main character on Freeform's series, Siren. She is portrayed by Rena Owen. Helen is an antique shop owner and the local folklo…

Focus on Arts - A special piece of theatre in Te Reo Maori for pre school children - coming to Otaki on 4th Sept.

Catherine speaks with Alex Granville from Taki Rua who are presenting Jamie McCaskill’s Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere in a highly engaging, 25-minute piece of theatre in te reo Māori for young children and whānau of all backgrounds.

Review: Taki Rua Breaking Barriers

Taki Rua: Breaking Barriers tells the story of the theatre group that started out as an activist group following the Springbok Tour protests, and ended up creating a new art form. Directed by Whetū Fala, it features Wi Kuki Kaa, Jim Moriarty, Rena Owen, Briar Grace Smith and many more. Go to this…

Episode 182: Mycah Keall and Brooke Wharehinga (Waenga play)

Caught in the legislative machinery of “move-on” orders, Connie, a young wahine Māori - finds herself in a police holding cell where everything is in question: her freedom, her future, and whether survival is even possible in today’s political landscape. Witnessing the inequity of Connie’s experien…

Mycah Keall and Brooke Wharehinga (Waenga play) - 7th June

“In today's volatile climate this play is a chance to ask – how do I make my own voice count? How do I make my vote count?” says director, Jim Moriarty. Waenga premiered at the Kia Mau Festival in 2025 and was presented to hundreds of students in schools during 2025 and early 2026, alongside a to…