Stories by
Dani Kionasina
Dani Kionasina is Samoan Irish Welsh Scottish writer, artist, and teacher from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. She is the author of Tusitala and Tusiata, and she is the proud editor of Moana: Voices of Our Ocean. Through her company, Tagata Atamai, Dani Kionasina platforms, publishes, and nourishes creative storytellers through her unique lens as a queer Indigenous wahine.
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Shaquille Wasasala, a DJ who desperately needed a break
For many years she cultivated queer Indigenous nightlife in Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond. This year she took a break. What did it bring her? -
Melissa Gilbert, a queer brown baddie and artist
Dani talks to Mel, a queer brown baddie and artist about atua, family and making art. -
Musician Lou’ana's supernatural kind of swagger
Danielle Thomson gets to know revered the musician with a track record of selling out venues and ascending to top spots on NZ charts. -
Ready to soar: Applications open for Pacific Producer Residency
Danielle Thomson sits down to talanoa with the team from Basement Theatre to learn more about the first Tāmaki Makaurau version of the Pacific Producer Residency. -
Introducing Talanoa with a Tusitala, aka Dani Kionasina
Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson talks to her creative journey and what inspires and challenges her in our new bi-monthly series, Talanoa with a Tusitala.