Tanya Muagututi'a
New Zealand writer, theatre director, producer and musician of Samoan descent
About Tanya Muagututi'a
Tanya Muagututi'a was a New Zealand writer, theatre director and playwright.
Tanya Muagututi'a is a New Zealand playwright and arts festival director.
Biography Muagututi'a's father, Muagututi'a Pulusila Meafou Sagapolutele, was Samoan and moved to New Zealand in the early 1950s, aged 11, to attend school.
In 2020, Muagututi'a won Best Play by Pasifika Playwright at the Adam New Zealand Play Awards for her script Scholars, which is based on her father's experiences as a Samoan scholarship student in New Zealand.
Personal life Muagututi'a is married to Posenai Mavaega, who co-founded Pacific Underground with her.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tanya Muagututi'a. https://biography.guide/tanya-muagututi-a/
MLA: "Tanya Muagututi'a." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tanya-muagututi-a/.
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