AWARDS
2022 – Creative New Zealand & Australia Arts Council Digital Fellowship program
2020 – Creative New Zealand funding for O Le Aiga Sāmoa webcomics
2018 – Winner – Zowie BenQ Tekken 7 Ladder tournament at EVO2018
2013 – Finalist for Secret Walls X Aotearoa Live Art Battles
2011 – Top 25 finalists for Stan Lee Foundation Create a Superhero competition
2010 – V Energy Drink’s Pimp My Life competition winner
2006 – Gibson Award for Best New Zealand Comic Book Artist
PROFESSIONAL WORKS
2025 – current – Kids book project – Penguin Randomhouse NZ
2025 – Tamatha Paul ‘One Outs This One Term Government’ artwork
2024 – 2025 – The Pop Off Pop Culture Expert – Nesia Daily ABC Pacific Radio
2023 – 2024 – Cultural Consultant for Disney Animation Studios
2023 – Disney Animation Studios Story Artist – Moana 2 feature film
2023 – Good Sports illustrations – Penguin Randomhouse NZ
2021 – 2023 – Story and World Building Team – Ubisoft (cancelled project)
2012 – Current – Headlocked graphic novel series
2015 – Current – Duffy Books in Homes Role Model
2022 – The Billion Dollar Heist documentary artwork – GFC Films & Universal Pictures
2021 – Karangahape Road: ‘Street As Character’ featured writer – Auckland Writers Festival
2021 – Unite Against COVID-19 mall ad campaign – Clemenger BBDO
2021 – Sāmoan & Tongan language autobiographical comic for NZ School Journals – Lift Education
2021 – Marvel X-Men Metal sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2021 – Marvel Allure sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2020 – Sāmoan language online comics – Nafanua Communication & Culture Classes
2020 – Marvel Masterpieces sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2020 – WWE 2K Battlegrounds promotional art – 2K Games ANZ
2020 – SIS Show Comedy Central promotional art – BMC Productions
2020 – The Legend of Baron To’a bandana prop illustration – Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions
2019 – Avengers: Endgame sketch trading cards
2019 – Captain Marvel sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2019 – Tangata Beats Summer poster – Smokefree Rockquest
2019 – Marvel Premier 2019 sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2019 – Spider-Man: Far From Home sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2019 – The Choice NZ School Journal story – Lift Education
2019 – Marvel Premier sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2019 – Marvel 80th Anniversary sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2019 – Once a Panther NZ School Journal comic – Lift Education
2019 – Liliu short film storyboards – Malosi Pictures
2019 – Tangata Beats poster art – Smokefree Rockquest
2019 – WWE The Sami & Kevin Show TPB Samoa Joe story – BOOM! Studios
2019 – WWE Then. Now. Forever vol. 3 TPB Stone Cold & Bret Hart stories – BOOM! Studios
2019 – WWE John Cena minicomic Walmart giveaway – BOOM! Studios
2019 – WWE Forever 2019 Special #1 Bret Hart story – BOOM! Studios
2018 – Marvel Avengers Infinity War sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2018 – Oh Boy! A Storybook of NZ Men illustrations – Penguin Books NZ
2018 – Fanene Peter Maivia: Son of Samoa book illustrations – Reading Warrior
2018 – WWE Attitude Era 2018 Special #1 Stone Cold story – BOOM! Studios
2018 – WWE WrestleMania 2018 Special #1 Miz story – BOOM! Studios
2017 – Marvel Premier sketch trading cards – Upper Deck
2017 – WWE #13 Samoa Joe story – BOOM! Studios
2017 – Cook Islands Heroes book illustrations – Reading Warrior
2016-2017 – Altered Egos art exhibition – Mangere Arts Centre
2016 – Supershow trading card game art – SRG Universe
2016 – Tongan Heroes book illustrations – Reading Warrior
2016 – Breathless School Journal Story Library book – Lift Education
2016 – Graphic Journey #7 web comic
2015 – The Rules story, School Journal Oct 2015 – Lift Education
2015 – Rugby: The Players, The Skills and The Style book illustrations – Reading Warrior
2015 – Sky TV 25th Anniversary ad campaign illustrations – Heroes & Villains
2015 – Samoan Heroes book illustrations – Reading Warrior
2015 – EvolOcean comic (unpublished)
2013 – Raggamuffin poster designs (unused)
2013 – Frogs School Journal comic book – Learning Media
2012 – T-shirt designs – Nesian Street Clothing (unused)
2011 – The Gutters #197 online comic strip – guest artist
2011 – DbMan online comic strips – Dbvisit software company
2011 – Artist for Inspiration Duncans comic book – Beyond Reality Media (pages unused)
2010 – T-shirt designs – Overstayer Clothing
2010 – Comic strip for V Energy Drink Competition (winner)
2008 – Lucha-a-Koko comic strip for New Ground anthology – Dealer Man Comics
2008 – T-shirt design for Samoan K1 champion, Mark Hunt – Juggernaut Clothing
2008 – Emerald Justice online comic strip – Impact Pro Wrestling
2007 – Storyboard for Waikato Draught Beer billboards – Colenso BBDO
2007 – Storyboard for Memphis Meltdown advertisement – Colenso BBDO
2007 – Knuckles the Malevolent Nun: She Might Get Rather Crude #1 – Guest Artist
2007 – Lucha-a-Koko comic strip for New Ground anthology – Dealer Man Comics
2005 – Sesame Street Fighter comic strip for New Ground anthology – Dealer Man Comics
2004 – Sesame Street Fighter comic strip for New Ground anthology – Dealer Man Comics
2004 – Smacktown! comic strip for New Ground anthology – Dealer Man Comics
MEDIA
2026 – Sāmoa Observer – Israel embassy ‘bad idea’ say activists – Jan 11
2025 – ABC Radio Australia – Stories From the Pacific podcast – Nov 11
2025 – PMN – Pacific Island nations criticised as ceasefire calls grow – Sept 11
2025 – RNZ – Pasifika leaders, influencers weigh in on social media ban – May 16
2025 – Big Hairy Network podcast – March 25
2025 – Destiny Church protests: Niu FM radio personality among demonstrators – Feb 16
2025 – RNZ – Te Mātinitini ki Waitangi: Thousands arrive at Waitangi – 5 Feb
2024 – Te Ao Māori News – Black Saturday: Remembering 95 Years fo Sāmoan Resistance – 30 Dec
2024 – Te Ao Māori News – The Power of Story in shaping Disney’s Moana 2 – Nov 26
2024 – Te Ao Māori News – Treaty Principles Bill: Protest – Nov 6
2024 – RNZ – Senior Labour MP orderd to take down ‘gross’ social media posts – April 13
2024 – Te Ao Māori News – Sāmoan artist designs unique Palestine flag – Jan 11
2023 – Tagata Pasifika interview – Dec 14
2023 – PMN News Tagata Moana stand with Tāngata Whenua article – Dec 5
2023 – Te Ao Māori News – July 28
2023 – Northland Artists Conversation podcast – June 29
2023 – Radio Sāmoa interview – June 23
2023 – ABC Pacific Sāmoan Spider-Woman interview – June 20
2023 – PMN News interview – Disney’s newest Cultural Consultant – May 30
2023 – Buzzfeed AANHPI Month interview – May 19
2023 – Pasifika comic artist visits Northland – Stuff.co.nz – May 18
2023 – ABC Pacific Supanova Melbourne interview – April 20
2022 – ‘Take that, Luxon’ – Stuff.co.nz – Dec 17
2021 – SYFY Wire Indie Comics Spotlight – May 30
2021 – ‘I Am Digital’ internet safety Pasefika Proud article – March 29
2021 – ‘Eye of the Liger’ Pasefika Proud interview – March 29
2021 – 531pi Live Zoom interview – Feb 17
2021 – 531pi Live Studio interview – Jan 12
2020 – Oriana TV Please Blow My Mind episode 3 – Dec 20
2020 – Stuff.co.nz Spreading Love of Reading to Marlborough Students – Nov 20
2020 – Tautai.org FALE-SHIP: Michel Mulipola – Nov 11
2020 – Radio New Zealand Bookmarks interview – June 24
2020 – Radio New Zealand interview ‘New Comic Series for Samoan Youth’ – May 25
2020 – The Provise Project podcast episode #12 – May 50
2020 – RE: feature #2 – Jan 2
2019 – Stuff.co.nz Samoan Measles art and interview – Dec 7
2019 – Back of the 135 podcast ep. 30 – Nov 7
2019 – RE: feature #1 – Oct 17
2019 – RE: Duffy Books in Homes feature – Aug 19
2019 – Lani Wendt Young Our Storytellers interview – June 4
2019 – ComicFest 2019 – 5 minutes interview – April 14
2019 – The Spinoff Two Sketches episode 1 – March 26
2018 – Stuff.co.nz Lords of the Ring article – Dec 27
2018 – Radio New Zealand Eye of the Liger article – Sept 24
2018 – LetsPlayLive Nite Squad Season 2 premiere – Sept 5
2018 – Radio New Zealand interview – Aug 26
2018 – Mangere Otahuhu Arts Mapping Creative Hustle interview – Aug 15
2018 – Stuff.co.nz Liger interview – August 5
2018 – Syfy.com ECCC interview – March 2
2018 – Stuff.co.nz interview – Jan 14
2017 – Newsroom interview – Nov 10
2017 – The Big Idea interview – May 1
2017 – Stuff.co.nz Animation College interview – April 14
2016 – Stuff.co.nz Altered Egos interview – Dec 12
2016 – The Coconet TV Altered Egos exhibition spotlight – Nov 30
2016 – The Coconet TV Humans of the Islands interview – July 8
2016 – FRESH Keepin’ It Fresh segment – May 14
2016 – Tagata Pasifika – April 9
2015 – Radio New Zealand Samoan Heroes interview – June 16
2015 – Tagata Pasifika interview – May 1
2014 – NZPWI.co.nz interview – Oct 24
2014 – Sunday Star Times interview – Sep 21
2014 – Radio New Zealand interview – June 26
2012 – The Good Word Jnr Series 1 – Episode 4
2012 – FRESH Series 2, Episode 5 – Creative Native segment
2011 – NZ Herald Online article – Feb 15
2010 – Pacific Beat Street Episode 193 – Interview
2010 – Studio 2 – Awesome Jobs segment
2010 – NZ Herald – Entertainment section article – July 24