Mary Aue

Mary Puatuki Aue is a Niuean–New Zealand STEM advocate, social media specialist and Pacific and Māori leader. In 1999 Aue launched the Coconut Wireless community newsletter, which later relaunched as a social media platform, and she also founded the South Auckland STEM group to encourage Pacific and Māori children into technology. In 2023 Aue was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education, technology and Pacific and Māori communities.

Early life Aue was born in Niue, to Don and Melepepe Aue, and is affiliated with the villages of Hakupu and Vaiea. She grew up in Grey Lynn, Ōtara and Glen Innes, and lives in Mangere. The newsletter was relaunched a social media platform in 2014, following which it had 900,000 followers and a global reach.